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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_146546" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_146546" /> == | ||
<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) A gummy liquor that exudes from embalmed flesh when heated; - formerly supposed to have magical and medicinal properties. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) A brown color obtained from bitumen. See [[Mummy]] brown (below). </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) One whose affections and energies are withered. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To embalm; to mummify. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' n.) A sort of wax used in grafting, etc. </p> <p> '''(6):''' ''' (''' n.) [[Dried]] flesh of a mummy. </p> <p> '''(7):''' ''' (''' n.) A dead body embalmed and dried after the manner of the ancient Egyptians; also, a body preserved, by any means, in a dry state, from the process of putrefaction. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_51817" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_51817" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 11:20, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) A gummy liquor that exudes from embalmed flesh when heated; - formerly supposed to have magical and medicinal properties.
(2): ( n.) A brown color obtained from bitumen. See Mummy brown (below).
(3): ( n.) One whose affections and energies are withered.
(4): ( v. t.) To embalm; to mummify.
(5): ( n.) A sort of wax used in grafting, etc.
(6): ( n.) Dried flesh of a mummy.
(7): ( n.) A dead body embalmed and dried after the manner of the ancient Egyptians; also, a body preserved, by any means, in a dry state, from the process of putrefaction.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
Bibliography Information McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Mummy'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/m/mummy.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
