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nomina sacra: a standalone construct

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Palaeography

the contracted forms of sacred names such as God and Jesus, marked with an overline, in early Christian manuscripts.

In palaeography, nomina sacra refers to the contracted forms of sacred names such as God and Jesus, marked with an overline, in early Christian manuscripts. This meaning comes from Traube (1907) in Nomina sacra: Versuch einer Geschichte der christlichen Kürzung.[1]

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Traube, L. (1907). Nomina sacra: Versuch einer Geschichte der christlichen Kürzung. C. H. Beck. ISBN 9780837077451

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