Difference between revisions of "Lachrymatory"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_136979" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_136979" /> == | ||
<p> (n.) | <p> (n.) A "tear-bottle;" a narrow-necked vessel found in sepulchers of the ancient Romans; - so called from a former notion that the tears of the deceased person's friends were collected in it. Called also lachrymal or lacrymal. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_47903" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_47903" /> == | ||
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Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) A "tear-bottle;" a narrow-necked vessel found in sepulchers of the ancient Romans; - so called from a former notion that the tears of the deceased person's friends were collected in it. Called also lachrymal or lacrymal.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
Bibliography Information McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Lachrymatory'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/l/lachrymatory.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
