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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_100353" /> == | |||
<p> (n.) A small, low pillar, square or round, commonly having an inscription, used by the ancients for various purposes, as for indicating the distances of places, for a landmark, for sepulchral inscriptions, etc. </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_32514" /> == | |||
<p> (Lat. a post), a small, low column used by the ancient Romans as a mile- post, or to mark divisions of land; also a tomb-stone of small dimensions, containing a diminutive orifice or place to receive the ashes of the dead, being thus the original of the modern tomb-stone. </p> | <p> (Lat. a post), a small, low column used by the ancient Romans as a mile- post, or to mark divisions of land; also a tomb-stone of small dimensions, containing a diminutive orifice or place to receive the ashes of the dead, being thus the original of the modern tomb-stone. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_100353"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/cippus Cippus from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_32514"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/cippus Cippus from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_32514"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/cippus Cippus from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 21:17, 11 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) A small, low pillar, square or round, commonly having an inscription, used by the ancients for various purposes, as for indicating the distances of places, for a landmark, for sepulchral inscriptions, etc.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
(Lat. a post), a small, low column used by the ancient Romans as a mile- post, or to mark divisions of land; also a tomb-stone of small dimensions, containing a diminutive orifice or place to receive the ashes of the dead, being thus the original of the modern tomb-stone.
