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from The Century Dictionary.
- A body of fanatics who about 1400 appeared in Italy as penitents, clad in white garments. They were suppressed by the pope. Also called
White Brethren .
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It is quite true that the palm was for Greek and Roman a token of victory, but this "palmiferens company," to use Henry More's words, these happy palmers, do not stand before the throne as conquerors, -- Tertullian's exposition, "albati et palmis victoriae insignes" (Scorp.
Epistles to the Seven Churches in Asia. 1807-1886 1863
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Read and feel the xxiid book of the Iliad, a living picture of manners, passions, and the whole form and spirit of the chariot race West’s Dissertation on the Olympic Games (sect.xii. — xvii.) affords much curious and authentic information.] 42 The four colors, albati, russati, prasini, veneti, represent the four seasons, according to
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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