He was appointed by the king leaves the Holder Benefits giving it power over the allocation of religious offices.

He graduated from the seminary and was ordained a minister but never served in a religious office.

He made friends of radical Criollos, played cards, contracted debts, and neglected his religious offices.

These were religious offices, different from civil offices of similar name.

On the religious office of the universities (1873)

Q. Well, you wouldn't have a religious office in the White House if you did.

A Germanic king was not only a political ruler, but also held the highest religious 'office' for his people.

This was in the context of making a distinction between a man and his religious office.

And there was nothing in their tenets to keep a man from combining warfare with high religious office.

A Germanic king held the highest religious office for his people.