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Webster 1913 Edition


Hierotheca


Hiˊer-o-the′ca

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Noun.
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pl.
-cæ
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[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK];
ἱερόσ
sacred + [GREEK] chest.]
A receptacle for sacred objects.

Definition 2024


hierotheca

hierotheca

English

Noun

hierotheca (plural hierothecae)

  1. A receptacle for sacred objects.