Comes (disambiguation)

A comes was an ancient Roman title.

Comes or COMES may also refer to:

In ecclesiology
  • An acolyth
  • List of lessons breaking the continuous readings on certain feasts or special occasions: For special feasts and on special occasions suitable lessons were chosen, thus breaking the continuous readings; in the Middle Ages it was believed that St. Jerome (died 420), in obedience to an order of Pope Damasus I, had arranged the lessons of the Roman Liturgy; a spurious letter of his to the Emperor Constantius was quoted as the first comes, or list of lessons, for each day; Victor, Bishop of Capua (541-554), may actually be the author

In Music
  • An appearance of a fugue subject, the first appearance being dux, the second comes
  • Comes, the following melody in a canon.

Other uses
gollark: Huuuuh.
gollark: No. We use base 10 here.
gollark: #8 has votes on it already, and I don't THINK they should retroactively apply.
gollark: I was very wise and foresighted, you see.
gollark: I definitely noticed that and did not foolishly assume you hadn't edited it to say zero instead of one.
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