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<p> an insect said to have been worshipped formerly by the Hottentots. It derives its name from the erect position and motion it assumes when alarmed. It was regarded by the [[Hottentots]] as a creature of bad omen, and to kill, or even to injure it, was looked upon as in the highest degree unlucky. </p> | <p> an insect said to have been worshipped formerly by the Hottentots. It derives its name from the erect position and motion it assumes when alarmed. It was regarded by the [[Hottentots]] as a creature of bad omen, and to kill, or even to injure it, was looked upon as in the highest degree unlucky. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_49520"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/mantis,+the+praying The Praying Mantis from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_49520"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/mantis,+the+praying The Praying Mantis from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:09, 15 October 2021
The Praying Mantis [1]
an insect said to have been worshipped formerly by the Hottentots. It derives its name from the erect position and motion it assumes when alarmed. It was regarded by the Hottentots as a creature of bad omen, and to kill, or even to injure it, was looked upon as in the highest degree unlucky.
