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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_169130" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_169130" /> == | ||
<p> (1): | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' a.) Of or pertaining to the Roman [[Catholic]] religion; professing that religion. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' a.) Of or pertaining to Rome, or the Roman people; like or characteristic of Rome, the Roman people, or things done by Romans; as, Roman fortitude; a Roman aqueduct; Roman art. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] native, or permanent resident, of Rome; a citizen of Rome, or one upon whom certain rights and privileges of a Roman citizen were conferred. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' a.) Upright; erect; - said of the letters or kind of type ordinarily used, as distinguished from Italic characters. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' a.) [[Expressed]] in letters, not in figures, as [[I.,]] [[Iv.,]] i., iv., etc.; - said of numerals, as distinguished from the Arabic numerals, 1, 4, etc. </p> <p> '''(6):''' ''' (''' n.) Roman type, letters, or print, collectively; - in distinction from Italics. </p> | ||
== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_79036" /> == | == Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_79036" /> == | ||
<div> 1: Ῥωμαῖος (Strong'S #4514 Adjective rhomaios hro-mah'-yos ) </div> <p> occurs in John 11:48; Acts 2:10 , | <div> '''1: Ῥωμαῖος ''' (Strong'S #4514 Adjective rhomaios hro-mah'-yos ) </div> <p> occurs in John 11:48; Acts 2:10 , [[Rv,]] "from Rome" [[(Av,]] "of Rome"); 16:21,37,38; 22:25-27,29; 23:27; 25:16; 28:17. For a note on Roman citizenship see [[Citizen]] , No. 3. </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_62525" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_62525" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> [[Ro'Man,]] a. [[L.]] Romanus, from Roma, the principal city of the Romans in Italy. Rome is the oriental name Ramah, elevated, that is, a hill for fortresses and towns were often placed on hills for security Heb. to be high, to raise. </p> 1. Pertaining to Rome, or to the Roman people. 2. Romish popish professing the religion of the pope. <p> Roman catholic, as an adjective, denoting the religion professed by the people of Rome and of Italy, at the head of which is the pope or bishop of Rome as a noun, one who adheres to the papal religion. </p> <p> [[Ro'Man,]] n. </p> 1. [[A]] native of rome. 2. [[A]] citizen of Rome one enjoying the privileges of a Roman citizen. 3. One of the christian church at Rome to which Paul addressed an epistle, consisting of converts from [[Judaism]] or paganism. | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_58617" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_58617" /> == | ||
<p> ( ῾Ρωμαῖος ), a citizen of the | <p> ( ῾Ρωμαῖος ), a citizen of the Roman empire (q.v.) ( 1 [[Maccabees]] 8:1; 1 Maccabees 8:23-29; 1 Maccabees 12:16; 1 Maccabees 14:40; 1 Maccabees 15:16; 2 Maccabees 8:10; 2 Maccabees 8:36; 2 Maccabees 11:34; John 11:48; Acts 2:10; Acts 16:21; Acts 16:37-38; Acts 22:25-29; Acts 23:27; Acts 25:16; Acts 28:17). Such persons, wherever born, were entitled to special privileges. (See [[Citizenship]]). </p> | ||
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