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Thursday, January 23rd, 2025
the Second Week after Epiphany
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Anatocism
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(from ἀνά, upon, and τόκος, usury), a term applied to usurious contracts of such a nature that they bound the borrowers to pay interest upon the interest, or compound interest. Such contracts were condemned both by the canon and the civil law.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Anatocism'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/anatocism.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Anatocism'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/anatocism.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
