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Ama

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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Semitic word meaning:

(1) mother, applied by Copts and Greeks to nuns and to ladies of rank;

(2) vessel in which the wine offered by the people for the Holy Sacrifice was Teceived in the early Church.

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Entry for 'Ama'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​a/ama.html. 1910.
 
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