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Early Christian

British  

adjective

  1. denoting or relating to the style of architecture that started in Italy in the 3rd century ad and spread through the Roman empire until the 5th century

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Early Christian authors gave dragons human characteristics such as greed and in literature, dragons signaled the sin of avarice — they were creatures to fear and defeat.

From Salon Sep. 24, 2022

“Therefore, it can illuminate Byzantine Shivta’s Christian community and Early Christian art across the region.”

From Fox News Nov. 13, 2018

Early Christian theologians were very troubled by it because they thought it rivaled God’s own creation.

From Slate Sep. 20, 2016

Early Christian stories written before the New Testament, he said, were the "first fan fiction."

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2016

Or, maybe, he was only an average sort of Early Christian like you or me, in which case he must be very uncomfortable at the idea of inspiring so much respect.

From A Voyage of Consolation (being in the nature of a sequel to the experiences of 'An American girl in London') by Sara Jeannette Duncan

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