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rasceta(dictionary)

Photinian (iou) and rasceta (iou)


Photinian (iou)



Photinian noun & adjective. M17.
[from late Latin Photiniani (pl.), from Photinus: see below, -IAN.]
Ecclesiastical History.
A. noun. A follower of Photinus, a heretical 4th-cent. Bishop of Sirmium who maintained a form of Sabellianism. M17.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to Photinus or the heresy he espoused. E18.
Photinianism noun the doctrine or heresy of the Photinians M17.

rasceta (iou)



rasceta noun pl. Orig. rascetta. M17.
[Prob. from medieval Latin racetta, ras(c)eta the part of the hand where such lines are found, ult. from Arab. raa() palm of the hand.]
Palmistry. Transverse lines running across the wrist at the base of the palm; the rascettes.