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to bid one's beads — to
tell off one's prayers by beads [BD]
to bid the (marriage) banns — to
ask it anyone objects to the marriage of the persons named [BD]
to bid to the wedding — to
ask to the wedding feast [BD]
bidding prayer — in the Church of England
this term is now commonly applied to a prayer for the souls of benefactors said
before the sermon, in cathedrals, university churches, and on special
occasions. It stems from the pre-Reformation vernacular prayer of the "bidding
of the beads". "Bidding" was here used in the sense of
"praying" and the priest told the people what to remember in their
prayers. By the time of Elizabeth I the "bidding of prayers" came to
mean the "directing" or "enjoining" of prayers, hence the
modern meaning. [BD]
Al: bid (bade, bid; bidden, bid) to ~ the
banns оглашать (имена вступающих в брак в церкви) to ~ beads читать молитвы,
перебирая четки
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