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Apocalyptic Number

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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The mystical number, 666, in the Apocalypse. The Greek letters of the word Lateinos (i.e., Pagan Rome) are also numerals which, added together, amount to this number. There are other interpretations, e.g., Antichrist.

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Entry for 'Apocalyptic Number'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​a/apocalyptic-number.html. 1910.
 
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