Volume 1

A dictionary of Christian antiquities : being a continuation of the 'Dictionary of the Bible' / edited by William Smith and Samuel Cheetham ; illustrated by engravings on wood.

Date:
[between 1890 and 1899?]
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Credit: A dictionary of Christian antiquities : being a continuation of the 'Dictionary of the Bible' / edited by William Smith and Samuel Cheetham ; illustrated by engravings on wood. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ABBREVIATIONS. Abp. for Archbishop. A. C ^nte CArisfjm=Before Christ. A. D ^inno Domini=\n the year i)f our Lord. al alii, or a^teri=others. Alex Alexandria, or Alexandrinus. an anno=\n the year. Annst Anastasius, Etnperor of the East. anc ancient. Ann Jinnah of Tacitus, a Roman historian. A n not Tinotat An notat ions. Ant. or Antiq. Antiquities. Antiph JintiphonariuSy with liber=^ook of An- tiphons. Apoc Apocrypha. Apol. Apology. A|>os. Const... Apostolical Constitutions. Archiep j?rcA<cpts’cqpa5=Archbishop. Areop Areopagite. A. U. C Jlnno urbis condit(E='m the year from the building of the city, i.e., Rome. Aug Augustine. A. V Authorized English version of Bible. B 7ieata=Blessed. B. & D Hist, of Bel and the Dragon, (Apoc) Bur B iruch, (Apoc.) B. C Before Christ. Bibl Bihlion=Book. bk book. B. V. M Beata Virgo Jl/arra=:Blessed Virgin Mary. c cnpitnlum—chapiGT or c2>ca=ubout. C. or can Canon. Cal Cffl/e?tdari(tm=Calendar or List. (^'ap. or cajiit. C«prt«/Mwi=chapter. Carth Carthage or Carthagenian. cf. conferer (French)=compare. ch. & chs chapter and chapters, respectively. Chrys. Horn.. Homilies of Chrysostom, A.D. 344-407. Cie M.T.Cicero, a Roman orator, B.C. J0.>43 cir. or circ.... cr>ca=nbout. Clem. Ale-x .. Clement of Alexandria. Clem. Roin .. Clemens /^07Mawas=Clement of Rome. Cod Codex or Code. Comm Commentary. comp compare. Cone Concilium—CowneW. D Domin i.s=CorA. Deer Decretum—Deexee or Law. I Ecc/e.«rffle Ritibus j^ntiqiiis. De Resur.Mort De Resvrrectione J\lortuorum=0{ Res- urrection of the Dead. Dial Dialogiis=Dia\ogae. Die. or Diet... Dictionary. Dig Digest. Disp ;»wtaD'o=Discussion. E East or Eastern. Eecl Ecclesiastical. Eeclus Ecclesiasticus, (Apoc) E Ch. Intro.. Eastern Church, Introduction to, Neale’s, ed edition. e. g exempli gratid^^foT exam\)\e. Eng England or English. Ep. & Ep|>... Eiiistle and epistles, respectively. Epiph Z7p/pAa7ua=Epiphany. ] Esd Jst Book of Esdras, (Apoc.) 2 Esd 2(1 Book of Esdras, (Apoc.) [D. 340. Euseb Eusebius, a Gr. historian, who died A. Excurs Excursion, Wordswortli’s Poem. f. f 11 owing (verse or page.) ff foilowing (verses or pages.) fig figura=engTaving or illustration. Gr Greek. Greg Gregory. \ Magnus=Gregory the Great. Greg. Naz. ... Gregory Nazianzen. Greg. Nyss... Gregory of Nyssa. Ilandb Fi indbook. H. E Ecclesiastical History. Hier Hieronymus-=3eTome. Hisp Hi'palenzio=o( His|>ale now Seville. Hist Flistory. Hist. Christ .. flistorv of Christianity, Milmnn’s. Horn orHoinil Homilies. ib. or ibid.... ibiilem=\n the same place. id »rfew=the same. i. e id cst=zthat is. in loc in loco=in the place or passage cited. Iren Irenaeus. I. U. R “ Inscriptiones Christianae Urbis Ro- manae,” by De Rossi. J^^s Josephus, tlie Jewish historian. Just, or Justin. Justinian, Roman emperor and lawgiver of the 6th century. Kal Kalendae=Cii\ends. I., II lex., leges=\a.w, laws, respectively. I. c loco citato=.\n the place cited. Lactan Lactantius, a father of the church. Lat. Chr Latin Christianity, by Milman. II. cc locis citatis—oi the places cited. Lib. or lib.. .. /r6er=:book. lit literal or literally. Liv Livy, a Roman historian. LXX The Seventy, i. e. the Septuagint, or Greek translation of the O. T. M Monsieur, (French,)=Mr. 1 Macc 1st Book of the Maccabees, (Apoc.) 2 Macc 2d Book of the Maccabees, (Apoc.) 3 Macc 3d B<jok of the Maccabees, (Apoc.) marg margin or marginal. M. Hieron. ( Martyrologium //zeranymr^Martyrol- Mart s ogy of Jerome. Mart.Rom.Vet Martyrologium Romanum Vetus. MS. or MSS.. Manuscript or Manuscripts. N. T New Testament. ob or obt al)?7't=died. Op. Opp Opus, Opera=Work, Works, literary. O. T Old Testament. p. & pp page and pages, respectively. Pnl Palestine. Pent Pentateuch. Pand Pandects. pi., pll plate, plates. pt Part. Polvc Polycarp, martyred A. D. 167. Ponlif. Powt(^ca/t.<f=concerning the Pope. Prol Prolog US—Bieiace or Introduction. Ptol Ptolemy. Rel. Jur. ( Reliquiae Juris Ecclesiastici Jintiquis- Eccl. Ant. i simae, De Lagard^’s. R Responsum—the initial prefixed to re- sponsive verses. Reg Rcgula or Regulae=Ru\e, rules. R. S Roma Sotternnea, by De Rossi. R. G R bricae Gcuerales. S Sa7?ct«.s=saint. Sacrum Sacramentarium, a book of liturgies. sc .‘ic/7icct=that is to say. Soc Socrates, Ecclesiastical historian. Soz. or Sozoin. Sozomen, “ “ sq. or seq se9i/c7i5=following (verse.) .sqq orseqq... sc9uc7itifl=following (verses.) SS iSV(7icti=saints. St Saint. sub fin. sub ^ne=near the end. Siiet Suetonius, a historian, A. D. 100. Sus History of Susanna, (Apoc.) s. V sub verbor=iunAex the word alluded to. Tab , Tabb... Tnbi.la, Tabulae. Tac. or Tacit. 'Pacitus. a Roman historian A.D. 56-J35i. Theod Theodoret, Ecclesiastical historian. 3'lieod Tlieodosian, the Christian Emperor. Tob Tobit, (Apoc.) Tr Translation. tom temMS=volume. U. C Urbis covditm. See A. U. C. n. s i.t ox uti supra=us above. usu usually. V vide—see, and sometimes=verse. V Virgin. Val. Max Valerius Maximus. ver verse or verses. ^ Monnm*^*^ ( Monumenta, by Ciampinus. Vit. Const. M. Vita Constantini Magni=ljire of Con- stantine the Great. viz videlicet=zx\a.xxie\y. vol volume. Vnlg Vulgate=Lntin translation of Bible. VV Western. Wis(] The Wisdom of Solomon, (Apoc.) ^ denotes section or subdivision of chaps. denotes equivalent to. t with date denotes time of death. Words in brackets and printed in small capitals thus [monastery.] refer tlie render to those articles in the Dictionary fir further information. The nbbreviniions for the names of the Books or Parts of the Bible are omitted here because familiar to all.