ecclesiastical
544 abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| NN. | Nostris ("To Our" with a plural) or Numeri ("Numbers") | |
| No. | Nobis ("to us", "for us") | |
| Nob. | Nobilis, Nobiles ("Noble", "Nobles") | |
| Noct. | Nocturnum ("Nocturn") | |
| Non. | Nonae ("Nones") | |
| Nostr. | Noster, nostri ("Our", "of our") | |
| Not. | Notitia ("Knowledge") | |
| N.S. | Notre Seigneur, Nostro Signore ("Our Lord") | |
| N.S. | New Style | |
| N.T. | Novum Testamentum ("New Testament") | |
| Ntri. | Nostri ("Of our") | |
| Nultus. | Nullatenus ("Nowise") | |
| Nup. | Nuptiae ("Nuptials") | |
| O. | Hora ("Hour"); Obiit ("Died") | |
| Ob. | Obiit ("Died") | |
| OB. IN XTO. | Obiit In Christo ("Died In Christ") | |
| O.C. | Ordo C(h)aritatis (Fathers of the Order of Charity) | |
| O. Camald. | Ordo Camaldulensium (Camaldolese) | |
| O. Cart. | Ordo Cartusiensis (Carthusians) | |
| O.C.C. | Ordo Carmelitarum Calceatorum (Carmelites) | |
| O.C.D. | Ordo Carmelitarum Discalceatorum (Discalced, or Barefoot, Carmelites) | |
| O. Cist. | Ordo Cisterciensium (Cistercians) | |
| O.C.R. | Ordo Reformatorum Cisterciensium (Cistercians, Trappists) | |
| Oct. | Octava ("Octave" Breviary) | |
| O.F.M. | Ordo Fratrum Minorum (Observant Franciscans) | |
| O.M. | Ordo [Fratrum] Minimorum (Minims of St. Francis of Paola) | |
| O.M.C. | Ordo Minorum Conventualium (Conventual Franciscans) | |
| O.M. Cap., O.F.M. Cap., O.M.C. | Ordo Minorum Cappucinorum (Capuchins) | |
| O. Merced. | Ordo Beatae Mariae Virginis de Redemptione Captivorum (Mercedarians, Nolaschi) | |
| O.M.I. | Oblati Mariae Immaculatae (Oblate Fathers of Mary Immaculate) | |
| Omn. | Omnes, Omnibus ("All", "to all") | |
| OMS. | Omnes ("All") | |
| OP. | Optimus (Excellent, or Supremely Good) | |
| O.P., Ord. Fratr. Praed. | Ordo Praedicatorum (Dominicans) | |
| Op. Cit. | Opere Citato ("In the work cited") | |
| Or. | Oratio ("Prayer" Breviary) | |
| Ord. | Ordo, Ordinatio, Ordinarius ("Order", "Ordination", "Ordinary") | |
| Ordinaoni. | Ordinationi ("Ordination" dat. case) | |
| Ordio. | Ordinario ("Ordinary" dat. or abl. case) | |
| Ord. Praem. | Ordo Praemonstratensium (Premonstratensians, Norbertines) | |
| Or. Orat. | Orator ("Petitioner"), Oratorium ("Oratory") | |
| O.S. | Old Style | |
| O.S.A. | Ordo [Eremitarum] Sancti Augustini (Augustinians) | |
| O.S.B. | Ordo Sancti Benedicti (Benedictines) | |
| O.S.C. | Oblati Sancti Caroli (Oblate Fathers of St. Charles) | |
| O.S.F.C. | Ordinis Sancti Francisci Capuccini (Franciscan Capuchins) | |
| O.S.F.S. | Oblati Sancti Francisci Salesii (Oblate Fathers of St. Francis of Sales) | |
| O.S.H. | Ordo [Eremitarum] Sancti Hieronymi (Hieronymites) | |
| O.S.M. | Ordo Servorum Mariae (Servites) | |
| O.SS.C. | Oblati Sacratissimi Cordis ("Oblate Fathers of the Sacred Heart") |