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Cippus

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Lat. a post), a small, low column used by the ancient Romans as a mile- post, or to mark divisions of land; also a tomb-stone of small dimensions, containing a diminutive orifice or place to receive the ashes of the dead, being thus the original of the modern tomb-stone.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Cippus'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/cippus.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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