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| == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_59269" /> ==
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| <p> [[Curtain]] n. Low L., in fortification. This word may be from the root of court, and from the sense of separating. </p> 1. A cloth hanging round a bed, or at a window, which may be contracted, spread or drawn aside at pleasure intended for ornament, or for use. Also, the hangings about the ark, among the Israelites. 2. A cloth-hanging used in theaters, to conceal the stage from the spectators. This is raised or let down by cords. Hence the phrases, to drop the curtain, to close the scene, to end to raise the curtain or the curtain will rise, to denote the opening of the play. And to draw the curtain, is to close it, to shut out the light or to conceal an object or to open it and disclose the object. [[Behind]] the curtain, in concealment, in secret. 3. In fortification, that part of the rampart which is between the flanks of two bastions, bordered with a parapet five feet high, behind which the soldiers stand to fire on the covered way and into the moat. 4. In scripture, tents dwellings. Habakkuk 3:7 . <p> CURTAIN, To inclose with curtains to furnish with curtains. </p>
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| | < p> ( cortina, aukeum, velum; ''' ''Βῆλον''''' , ''' ''Παραπέρασμα''''' , ''''' Καταπέτασμα''''' , ''''' Ἀμφίθυρον''''' ''). '' [[ Curtains]] were used in ancient churches for the following purposes: </p> <p> '''( 1)''' to hang over the outer doorway of the church; </p> <p> '''( 2)''' to close the doorway between the nave of the church and the sanctuary, or perhaps rather to hil the open panels or [[ Cancelli]] of the door, during the time of the consecration of the eucharist; </p> < p> ''' (3)''' to fill the space between the pillars of the ciborium, or canopy of the altar; </ p> <p> ''' (4)''' curtains were also used in baptisteries. Curtchew (Cutchou, or Cowslan) is apparently an early Scottish name for ST. CONSTANTINE (See [[ Constantine]] )(q. v. ). </p> |
| == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_31017" /> ==
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| <li> "Stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain" ( Isaiah 40:22 ), is an expression used with reference to the veil or awning which Orientals spread for a screen over their courts in summer. According to the prophet, the heavens are spread over our heads as such an awning. [[Similar]] expressions are found in Psalm 104:2 l; Compare Isaiah 44:24; Job 9:8 . <div> <p> '''Copyright Statement''' These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton [[M.A., DD]] Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by [[Thomas]] Nelson, 1897. Public Domain. </p> <p> '''Bibliography Information''' Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Curtain'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/c/curtain.html. 1897. </p> </div> </li> | | == References == |
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| == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_106846" /> ==
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| <p> ''' (1):''' (v. t.) To inclose as with curtains; to furnish with curtains. </p> <p> ''' (2):''' (n.) That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc. </p> <p> ''' (3):''' (n.) That part of the rampart and parapet which is between two bastions or two gates. See [[ Illustrations]] of Ravelin and Bastion. </p> <p> '''( 4) :''' (n.) A hanging screen intended to darken or conceal, and admitting of being drawn back or up, and reclosed at pleasure; esp., drapery of cloth or lace hanging round a bed or at a window; in theaters, and like places, a movable screen for concealing the stage. </p> <p> '''( 5) :''' (n.) A flag; an ensign; - in contempt. </p> | |
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| == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39606" /> ==
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| Song of [[Solomon]] 1:5 Isaiah 54:2 Jeremiah 4:20 Jeremiah 10:20 Jeremiah 49:29 Habakkuk 3:7 Exodus 26:2 Matthew 27:51 Hebrews 6:19 Hebrews 9:3 Hebrews 10:20
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| == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50499" /> ==
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| <p> <strong> CURTAIN </strong> . See Tabernacle. </p>
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| == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2540" /> ==
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| <p> ''''' kur´t ''''' ' ''''' n ''''' , -ten, -tin: The word ordinarily used for curtain is יריעה , <i> ''''' yerı̄‛āh ''''' </i> ̌ . Thus in Exodus 26:1; Exodus 36:8 of the curtains of the tabernacle (see [[Tabernacle]] ); in 2 Samuel 7:2; Psalm 104:2; Song of Solomon 1:5; Isaiah 54:2; Jeremiah 4:20; Jeremiah 10:20; Jeremiah 49:29; Habakkuk 3:7 . </p> Figurative: Isaiah 40:22 Psalm 104:2דּק <i> ''''' dōḳ ''''' </i>
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| == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_36121" /> ==
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| <p> '''Bibliography Information''' McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Curtain'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and [[Ecclesiastical]] Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/curtain.html. [[Harper]] & Brothers. New York. 1870. </p> | |
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| | | <ref name="term_36116"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/curtain+(2) Curtain from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> |
| <ref name="term_59269"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/curtain Curtain from King James Dictionary]</ref> | |
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| <ref name="term_31017"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/curtain Curtain from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_106846"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/curtain Curtain from Webster's Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_39606"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/curtain Curtain from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_50499"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/curtain Curtain from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_2540"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/curtain Curtain from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_36121"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/curtain Curtain from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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Curtain [1]
(cortina, aukeum, velum; Βῆλον , Παραπέρασμα , Καταπέτασμα , Ἀμφίθυρον ). Curtains were used in ancient churches for the following purposes:
(1) to hang over the outer doorway of the church;
(2) to close the doorway between the nave of the church and the sanctuary, or perhaps rather to hil the open panels or Cancelli of the door, during the time of the consecration of the eucharist;
(3) to fill the space between the pillars of the ciborium, or canopy of the altar;
(4) curtains were also used in baptisteries. Curtchew (Cutchou, or Cowslan) is apparently an early Scottish name for ST. CONSTANTINE (See Constantine)(q.v.).
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