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Symposia
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(συμπόσια, banquets) is a word occasionally used by ecclesiastical writers to describe the ancient agape (q.v.). These symposia were held at the graves of the martyrs; and the festival was designed to be, not only a memorial of the deceased, but, according to Origen, "an odor of a sweet smell in the sight of God;" for the poor and needy, the widows and orphans, met together, and were refreshed by the charity of the rich.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Symposia'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/symposia.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Symposia'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/symposia.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
