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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_134342" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_134342" /> == | ||
<p> (1): (n.) The principal goddess worshiped by the Egyptians. She was regarded as the mother of Horus, and the sister and wife of Osiris. The [[Egyptians]] adored her as the goddess of fecundity, and as the great benefactress of their country, who instructed their ancestors in the art of agriculture. </p> <p> (2): (n.) One of the asteroids. </p> <p> (3): (n.) Any coral of the genus Isis, or family Isidae, composed of joints of white, stony coral, alternating with flexible, horny joints. See Gorgoniacea. </p> | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) The principal goddess worshiped by the Egyptians. She was regarded as the mother of Horus, and the sister and wife of Osiris. The [[Egyptians]] adored her as the goddess of fecundity, and as the great benefactress of their country, who instructed their ancestors in the art of agriculture. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) One of the asteroids. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) Any coral of the genus Isis, or family Isidae, composed of joints of white, stony coral, alternating with flexible, horny joints. See Gorgoniacea. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_74962" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_74962" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_45487" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_45487" /> == | ||
<p> Bibliography | <p> '''Bibliography Information''' McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Isis'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and [[Ecclesiastical]] Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/i/isis.html. [[Harper]] & Brothers. New York. 1870. </p> | ||
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