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Quartodecimans

Quartodecimans is the plural of Quartodeciman.

Meaning of Quartodeciman

Noun

Quartodeciman (plural Quartodecimans)

  1. Any of a group of early Christians (especially in Asia Minor, Syria, and Jerusalem) who observed Pascha (Christian Passover or Easter) on Nisan 14 of the Hebrew calendar, the day Jesus was crucified according to the Gospel of John, and the day before the beginning of Jewish Passover (also called the Feast of Unleavened Bread (מַצּוֹת (matsót)), which began on Nisan 15.

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Questions about Quartodecimans

What is Quartodecimans the plural of?
Quartodecimans is the plural of Quartodeciman.

Words near Quartodecimans in the dictionary

  1. quartisect
  2. Quartly
  3. quarto
  4. Quartodeciman
  5. Quartodecimanism
  6. Quartodecimans
  7. quartole
  8. quartoles
  9. quartos
  10. quartridge
  11. quartridges

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