| 单词 | abecedarian psalm |
| 释义 | > as lemmasabecedarian psalm abecedarian psalm n. a psalm in which each line or verse begins with a different letter of the alphabet, in alphabetical order; esp. any such psalm, based on the Hebrew alphabet, in the biblical Book of Psalms. ΚΠ 1646*Abecedarian Psalm [see sense B. 2]. 1751 Chambers's Cycl. (ed. 7) We meet with Abcedarian psalms, lamentations, prayers, and the like, chiefly among Hebrew writers. 1893 W. S. Walsh Handy-bk. Literary Curiosities 11 A rude form of acrostic may even be found in the Scriptures,—e.g., in twelve of the psalms, hence called the abecedarian psalms,—the most notable being Psalm cxix. 1921 W. Arensberg Cryptogr. of Dante i. 7 An abecedarian psalm..beginning..with the first letter of the alphabet and ending with the last, is in effect a way of signing God's name as Alpha and Omega. 2006 A. H. Merrill Vandals, Romans & Berbers 286 We have Augustine's own abecedarian psalm against the Donatists. < as lemmas |
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