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the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Sign (2)

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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a term used in defining a sacrament to describe the relation existing between an external ordinance-and that which it represents. The former is called the "outward part, or sign," the latter the "inward part, or thing signified." (See SIGNS).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Sign (2)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/sign-2.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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