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Serpent, the

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Is used symbolically to represent veneration from the shedding of its skin, and sometimes eternity, and not unfrequently a guardian spirit; also prudence and cunning, especially as embodied in Satan; is an attribute of several saints as expressive of their power over the evil one.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Serpent, the'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​s/serpent-the.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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