extemporary
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Thus the bishops themselves were the unwitting instruments of first setting aside a partially liturgic, and introducing instead a wholly extemporary, form of worship into Scotland.
From The Scottish Reformation Its Epochs, Episodes, Leaders, and Distinctive Characteristics by Fleming, David Hay
The translation was no doubt originally extemporary, and varied with the individual translators, but its form gradually became fixed and was ultimately Targum. written down.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
On one occasion she repeated the entire of the baptismal service of the Church of England, and concluded with an extemporary prayer.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
His lectures were wholly extemporary, or delivered without minutes, and no record was ever made of them by himself.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 by Various
Then, instead of principles, sir, let me speak of practice: it is now several months since I exchanged the race-course, the billiard-table, and the dice-box, for the course of an extemporary preacher.
From The Widow Barnaby Vol. III (of 3) by Trollope, Frances Eleanor
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