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Monday, January 12th, 2026
the First Week after Epiphany
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Bible Encyclopedias
Mountebank
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(Ital. montambanco, montimbanco, from montare, to climb up on, mount, and banco, bench, cf. saltimbanco, an acrobat or dancer, one who dances or leaps on a bench), a wandering juggler, story-teller, seller of quack medicines, &c., who performs his entertainment on a platform or raised bench, hence any charlatan or quack.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Mountebank'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/m/mountebank.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Mountebank'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/m/mountebank.html. 1910.
