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Cemeteries
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(κοιμητήρια, dormitories, or sleeping-places), a place of burial for the dead. The word cemetery, in this use, is of exclusively Christian origin; the burial-places of the Christians were so called to denote not only that the dead rested from their earthly labors and sorrows, but to point out the hope of a future resurrection (Bingham, Orig. Eccles. bk. 23, ch. 1). (See BURIAL); (See CATACOMBS); (See SEPULCHRE).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Cemeteries'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/cemeteries.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Cemeteries'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/cemeteries.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.