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Thursday, August 21st, 2025
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Hair

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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Emblem in art associated with Saint Agnes, Saint Madeleine (Mary Magdalen), and Saint Mary of Egypt. With reference to Saint Agnes and Saint Mary of Egypt, it symbolizes the miraculous growth of hair covering their nakedness, and in the case of Saint Mary Magdalen the wiping of Our Lord's feet.

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Entry for 'Hair'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​h/hair.html. 1910.
 
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