evangeliary

[ ee-van-jel-ee-er-ee, -ee-uh-ree, ev-uhn- ]

noun

, plural e·van·gel·i·ar·ies.

1. evangelistary.

Word History and Origins

Origin of evangeliary¹

< Medieval Latin evangelārium; evangel ¹, -ary

Example Sentences

They are chiefly in Armenian, Hebrew, and Arabic, with three volumes in Æthiopic, a Samaritan Pentateuch, and a Persian Evangeliary.

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It is these mental qualities which, in spite of the manifest absence of manual skill, render the Gellone Evangeliary one of the most precious monuments of its time.

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And therefore we seize on one letter among those of the latter part of the eighth century, because of the frequency of its occurrence in the Gospel-book or Evangeliary, one of the commonest books of the time.

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Another example occurs in an Evangeliary, which was probably a copy of a ninth-century model, as at first glance it might be assigned to that age, but on closer examination it is found that in one of the borders is a medallion bearing the name of the Emperor Otho, showing that it cannot be later than the latter part of the tenth century.

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An Evangeliary in the University Library at Prag agrees altogether with those of Germany.

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