Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of the family Pedalionidæ.
- noun Same as
pedalier .
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Nomocanon, translated in the earliest times of Russian Christianity, and qualified with the epithet of Kormtchaia kniga, corresponding to the Greek pedalion.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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"Pidalion" (pedalion, rudder), a sort of Corpus Juris of the Orthodox
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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(pedalion) (rudder), soon became extensively employed, and is still used in the Greek Church, as is evidenced by the fact that an edition of the work in six volumes was published in Athens from 1852 to 1860, under the auspices of the Holy Synod.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913
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