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Definition: HIEROTHECA

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A receptacle for sacred objects.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Hierotheca" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Hierotheca \Hi`er*o*the"ca\, noun; plural -c[ae]. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression "iero`s sacred chest.]. (references)

Definition: HIEROTHECA

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A receptacle for sacred objects.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "HIEROTHECA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Hierotheca \Hi`er*o*the"ca\, noun; plural -c[ae]. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression "iero`s sacred chest.]. (references)