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Headword: Ἐγκαίνια
Adler number: epsilon,84
Translated headword: Consecration, Dedication, Encaenia
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
A festival to mark the renewal of something.
Greek Original:
Ἐγκαίνια: ἑορτὴ καθ' ἣν ἐκαινουργήθη τι.
Notes:
Such as the Maccabaean reconsecration of the Temple in Jerusalem: John 10:22 (web address 1), to which the present gloss attaches.
The term Encaenia has been preserved in some present-day colleges and universities, notably Oxford, for what is otherwise called Commencement.
Associated internet address:
Web address 1
Keywords: Christianity; definition; history; religion
Translated by: David Whitehead on 13 May 2003@08:59:02.
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Catharine Roth (added link) on 13 May 2003@10:54:25.
David Whitehead (augmented headword and note) on 25 April 2005@04:33:04.
David Whitehead on 29 July 2011@05:53:31.
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