ecclesiastical
544 abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| B.M. | Bonae Memoriae ("Of Happy Memory") | |
| B.M.F. | Bene Merenti Fecit ("He erected this to the Well-Deserving") | |
| Bon. Mem. | Bonae Memoriae ("Of Happy Memory") | |
| B.P. | Beatissime Pater ("Most Holy Father") | |
| B.Q. | Bene Quiescat ("May he [or she] Rest Well") | |
| Bro. | Brother | |
| B. Se. | Baccalaureus Scientiarum ("Bachelor of Sciences") | |
| B.T. | Baccalaureus Theologiae ("Bachelor of Theology") | |
| B.U.J. | Baccalaureus Utriusque Juris ("Bachelor of Both Laws" i.e., civil and canon) | |
| B.V. | Beatitudo Vestra ("Your Holiness") | |
| B.V. | Beata Virgo ("Blessed Virgin") | |
| B.V.M. | Beata Virgo Maria ("Blessed Virgin Mary") | |
| C. | Consul | |
| Cam. | Camera (Papal Treasury) | |
| Cam. Ap. | Camera Apostolica ("Apostolic Camera" i.e. Papal Treasury) | |
| Can. | Canonicus | |
| Canc. | Cancellarius ("Chancellor") | |
| Canice. | Canonice ("Canonically") | |
| Cap. | Capitulum ("Little Chapter" Breviary) | |
| Cap. de seq. | Capitulum de Sequenti ("Little chapter of the following feast" Breviary) | |
| Capel. | Capella ("Chapel") | |
| Card. | Cardinalis ("Cardinal") | |
| Caus. | Causa ("Cause") | |
| C.C. | Curatus ("Curate" used chiefly in Ireland) | |
| CC. | Consules ("Consuls") | |
| CC. VV. | Clarissimi Viri ("Illustrious Men") | |
| Cen. Eccl. | Censura Ecclesiastica ("Ecclesiastical Censure") | |
| Cens. | Censuris ("Censures" abl. or dat. case) | |
| C.F. | Clarissima Femina ("Most Illustrious Woman") | |
| Circumpeone. | Circumspectione ("Circumspection" abl. case) | |
| C.J.M. | Congregatio Jesu et Mariae (Eudist Fathers) | |
| Cl., Clico. | Clericus, Clerico ("Cleric") | |
| Cla. | Clausula ("Clause") | |
| Clun. | Cluniacenses ("Monks of Cluny") | |
| Cl. V. | Clarissimus Vir ("Most Illustrious Man") | |
| C.M. | Causa Mortis ("On occasion of death") | |
| C.M. | Congregatio Missionis (Lazarists) | |
| C.M. | Congregatio Mariae (Fathers of the Company of Mary) | |
| C.O. | Conjugi Optimo ("To my Excellent Husband") | |
| C.O.B.Q. | Cum Omnibus Bonis Quiescat ("May he [or she] Repose With All Good souls") | |
| Cod. | Codex (Manuscript) | |
| Cog. Leg. | Cognatio Legalis ("Legal Cognation") | |
| Cog. Spir. | Cognatio Spiritualis ("Spiritual Cognation") | |
| COI. | Conjugi ("To my Husband [or Wife]") | |
| Coione. | Communione ("Communion" abl. case) | |
| Coll. Cone. | Collectio Conciliorum ("Collection of the Councils") | |
| Comm. Prec. | Commemoratio Praecedentis ("Commemoration of the preceding feast" Breviary) | |
| Comm. Seq. | Commemoratio Sequentis ("Commemoration of the following feast" Breviary) | |
| Compl. | Completorium ("Compline" Breviary) | |
| Con. | Contra ("against") |