Alexandrinus

[ al-ig-zan-dree-nuhs, -drahy-, -zahn- ]

noun

1. the Greek uncial codex, dating from the early 5th century a.d., originally containing the complete text of the Greek Old and New Testaments.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Alexandrinus¹

< Latin: literally, of Alexandria (Egypt); so called from its origin; -ine ¹

Example Sentences

Clemens Alexandrinus, again, after describing the animal-worship of the Egyptians, mentions cases of zoolatry in Greece.

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Clemens Alexandrinus says that behind the hangings of the Egyptian temples were hidden their “foolish images.”

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The earliest known Christian hymn is given by Clemens Alexandrinus, the historian.

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Clemens Alexandrinus mentions, that there were maps of Egypt, and charts of the Nile very early.

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These supposed places of sepulture were so numerous, that Clemens Alexandrinus tells us, they were not to be counted.

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