Meaning of HAGIOGRAPHA
| Pronunciation: | | `hagee'âgrufu
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures |
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HAGIOGRAPHA is a 11 letter word that starts with H. |
| | Synonyms: | | Writings |
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| | See Also: | | Old Testament, religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ha`gi*og"ra*pha\, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. ? (sc.?), fr.
? written by inspiration; ? sacred, holy + ? to write.]
1. The last of the three Jewish divisions of the Old
Testament, or that portion not contained in the Law and
the Prophets. It comprises Psalms, Proverbs, Job,
Canticles, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther,
Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles.
2. (R. C. Ch.) The lives of the saints. --Brande & C.
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | the holy writings, a term which came early into use in the Christian church to denote the third division of the Old Testament scriptures, called by the Jews Kethubim, i.e., "Writings." It consisted of five books, viz., Job, Proverbs, and Psalms, and the two books of Chronicles. The ancient Jews classified their sacred books as the Law, the Prophets, and the Kethubim, or Writings. (See BIBLE.) In the New Testament (Luke 24:44) we find three corresponding divisions, viz., the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms. |
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