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the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Bible Encyclopedias
Purdah
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(Pers. panda), the curtain which screens women from the sight of men in Eastern countries; a purdah-nashin is a woman who sits behind the curtain. The term has passed into common Anglo-Indian usage, and to "lift the purdah" means to reveal a secret.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Purdah'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/p/purdah.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Purdah'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/p/purdah.html. 1910.
