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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

nomen sacrum en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌnəʊmɛn ˈsækɹəm/ (UK)
  • /ˌnoʊmən ˈseɪkɹəm/ (US)
  • /ˌnəʊmən ˈsækɹəm/ (UK)
  • /ˌnoʊmən ˈsækɹəm/ (US)
  • /ˌnəʊmɛn ˈseɪkɹəm/ (UK)
  • /ˌnəʊmən ˈseɪkɹəm/ (UK)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin nomen sacrum (“holy name”).

Meanings

  1. (historical) An abbreviation of a commonly-occurring holy name or title in early Christian manuscripts, consisting of at least two letters from the full spelling spanned by an overline.

Forms

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nomina sacra Number=Plur lexicographic