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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_182477" /> == | |||
<p> ( | <p> (pl.) of Symposium </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_62565" /> == | |||
<p> ( '''''Συμπόσια''''' , [[Banquets]] ) is a word occasionally used by ecclesiastical writers to describe the ancient agape (q.v.). These [[Symposia]] were held at the graves of the martyrs; and the festival was designed to be, not only a memorial of the deceased, but, according to Origen, "an odor of a sweet smell in the sight of God;" for the poor and needy, the widows and orphans, met together, and were refreshed by the charity of the rich. </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_182477"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/symposia Symposia from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_62565"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/symposia Symposia from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_62565"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/symposia Symposia from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:17, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(pl.) of Symposium
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
( Συμπόσια , Banquets ) is a word occasionally used by ecclesiastical writers to describe the ancient agape (q.v.). These Symposia were held at the graves of the martyrs; and the festival was designed to be, not only a memorial of the deceased, but, according to Origen, "an odor of a sweet smell in the sight of God;" for the poor and needy, the widows and orphans, met together, and were refreshed by the charity of the rich.
