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Gossip

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(from "God" and "sib," a Saxon word signifying "'kindred"), a name given in England to sponsors as bearing a spiritual relationship to the children for whom they stand. Procter, On Common Prayer, page 361.

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