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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation viscount
- abbreviation viscountess
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The Clement spoken of by him in Vis., ii, 4, 3 is evidently such an episkopos in Rome; Hermas gives him no official title; his duty it is to send to the other Churches the book given to Hermas by the ecclesia.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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A.D. The “Shepherd” of Hermas, which (according to Vis., ii. 4) was sent to the churches abroad.
The Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries 1851-1930 1908
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The flowers of another species, _A. hispida_, Burm., called _bugos_ in Tag. and Vis., is used in India for the dysentery.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Jerome Beers Thomas 1891
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