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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_184647" /> == | |||
<p> ( | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) The more or less cuplike calicle of a coral. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) A sheath; a case; as, the theca, or cell, of an anther; the theca, or spore case, of a fungus; the theca of the spinal cord. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) The chitinous cup which protects the hydranths of certain hydroids. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) The wall forming a calicle of a coral. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_63421" /> == | |||
<p> ( '''''Θήκη''''' , a [[Case]] ) '','' or [[Burse]] ( ''Bursa,'' a "purse" ), a case-cover containing the corporals, and presented to the priest at mass. It was of square form, made usually of rich stuff, and lined like a bag with fine linen or silk; on the upper side was a sacred image or cross. One of the 15th century, of canvas, remains at Hessett, painted with the [[Veronica]] (q.v.) and the [[Holy]] Lamb. </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_184647"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/theca Theca from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_63421"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/theca Theca from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_63421"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/theca Theca from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:22, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) The more or less cuplike calicle of a coral.
(2): ( n.) A sheath; a case; as, the theca, or cell, of an anther; the theca, or spore case, of a fungus; the theca of the spinal cord.
(3): ( n.) The chitinous cup which protects the hydranths of certain hydroids.
(4): ( n.) The wall forming a calicle of a coral.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
( Θήκη , a Case ) , or Burse ( Bursa, a "purse" ), a case-cover containing the corporals, and presented to the priest at mass. It was of square form, made usually of rich stuff, and lined like a bag with fine linen or silk; on the upper side was a sacred image or cross. One of the 15th century, of canvas, remains at Hessett, painted with the Veronica (q.v.) and the Holy Lamb.
