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- noun Plural form of
agio .
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Agatha is said of agios, which is as much to say as holy, and theos, that is
The Golden Legend, vol. 3 1230-1298 1900
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"Hagiography," from the Greek agios, meaning "holy," originally referred to worshipful stories of the saints; it now describes any excessively fawning biography.
Michael Sigman: Tpaw and the Campaign 'Autohagiography' Michael Sigman 2011
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"Hagiography," from the Greek agios, meaning "holy," originally referred to worshipful stories of the saints; it now describes any excessively fawning biography.
Michael Sigman: Tpaw and the Campaign 'Autohagiography' Michael Sigman 2011
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It was wonderful to hear him talk about millions, and agios, and discounts, and what
Vanity Fair 2006
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Ajus (agios) which may be the Greek Trisagion (hagios Theos, k.t.l.) or the Greek of the Sanctus, probably the latter which is still used elsewhere in the Mozarabic, and seems to be referred to in the Ajus, ajus, ajus of the life of St. GÈry of Cambrai and the Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus of the Council of Vaison (529).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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The Improperia, despite their curious mixture of Latin and Greek -- agios o theos; sanctus Deus, etc. -- are probably not so extremely ancient as has been suggested by Probst and others.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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The inscription reads: "Agios, agios, agios Kurios"; or else "Kurios Sabaoth" or "agios iskuros, agios athanatos, agios o theos".
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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It was wonderful to hear him talk about millions, and agios, and discounts, and what Rothschild was doing, and
Vanity Fair William Makepeace Thackeray 1837
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Kon leges aufpicato feiantui, non magifhratus cieentui, nec centuriatis comiiiis pa - ties au&oies fiant: Sextius & Licinius tanquam Komulus ac Tatius in uibe Romana icgnent, quia pecunias alienas, quia agios dono dant.
Conciones et orationes ex historicis Latinis excerptae : argumenta singulis praefixa sunt, quae causam cujusque & summam ex rei gestae occasione explicant : opus recognitum recensitumque in usum scholarum Hollandiae & Westfrisiae. Veratius, Jobus, d. 1571 1672
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