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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_138576" /> == | |||
<p> (ligatura, ligamentum, | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) A double character, or a type consisting of two or more letters or characters united, as ae, /, /. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) A thread or wire used to remove tumors, etc. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) [[Impotence]] caused by magic or charms. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) A thread or string for tying the blood vessels, particularly the arteries, to prevent hemorrhage. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To ligate; to tie. </p> <p> '''(6):''' ''' (''' n.) A curve or line connecting notes; a slur. </p> <p> '''(7):''' ''' (''' n.) The act of binding. </p> <p> '''(8):''' ''' (''' n.) [[Anything]] that binds; a band or bandage. </p> <p> '''(9):''' ''' (''' n.) The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness; as, the ligature of a joint. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_48603" /> == | |||
<p> (ligatura, ligamentum, '''''Δέσις''''' '''''Παρίαμμα''''' '','' etc.) was a kind of amulet worn by the ancient heathen, either upon their own persons or those of their animals, for the purpose of averting evil. Their use is condemned by early [[Christian]] writers (Chrysostom, ''Homil. Adv. Jud.'' 8:7; ''Const. Apostol.'' 8, 32, etc.). </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_138576"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/ligature Ligature from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_48603"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/ligature Ligature from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_48603"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/ligature Ligature from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Latest revision as of 10:05, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) A double character, or a type consisting of two or more letters or characters united, as ae, /, /.
(2): ( n.) A thread or wire used to remove tumors, etc.
(3): ( n.) Impotence caused by magic or charms.
(4): ( n.) A thread or string for tying the blood vessels, particularly the arteries, to prevent hemorrhage.
(5): ( v. t.) To ligate; to tie.
(6): ( n.) A curve or line connecting notes; a slur.
(7): ( n.) The act of binding.
(8): ( n.) Anything that binds; a band or bandage.
(9): ( n.) The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness; as, the ligature of a joint.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
(ligatura, ligamentum, Δέσις Παρίαμμα , etc.) was a kind of amulet worn by the ancient heathen, either upon their own persons or those of their animals, for the purpose of averting evil. Their use is condemned by early Christian writers (Chrysostom, Homil. Adv. Jud. 8:7; Const. Apostol. 8, 32, etc.).
