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Tables of Abbreviations

The following tables and notes are intended to guide readers of The Catholic Exctclopedia in interpreting those abbreviations, signs, or technical phrases which, for economy of space, will be most fre- quently used in the work. For more general information see the article Abbeeviatioxs, Ecclesiastical.


I. — Gexeeal Abbbe^tations.

a article.

ad an. at the year (Lat. ad annum).

an., ann. the year, the years (Lat. annus,

anni).

ap in (Lat. apud).

art article.

.\ssyr .AssjTian.

A. S -Anglo-Saxon.

A. V Authorized Version (i.e. tr. of the

Bible authorized for use in the Anglican Church — the so-called "King James", or "Protestant Bible").

b bom.

Bk Book.

Bl Blessed.

C, c about (Lat. circa); canon; chap-

ter; compagnie.

can canon.

cap chapter (Lat. caput — used only

in Latin context).

cf compare (Lat. confer).

cod. codex.

col column.

concL conclusion.

const., constit. . . .Lat. constitutio.

cura by the industry of.

d. died.

diet dictionary (Fr. dictionnaire).

disp Lat. disputatio.

diss Lat. dissertalio.

dist Lat. distinctio.

D. V Douay Version.

ed., edit edited, edition, editor.

Ep., Epp letter, letters (Lat. epistola).

Fr French.

gen. genus.

Gr. Greek.

H. E., Hist. Eccl. .Ecclesiastical History.

Heb., Hebr Hebrew.

ib., ibid in the same place (Lat. ibidem).

Id. the same person, or author (Lat.

idem).


inf. below (Lat. infra).

It Italian.

L c, loc. cit at the place quoted (Lat. loco

citato).

Lat Latin.

lat latitude.

lib book (Lat. liber).

long longitude.

Mon. Lat. Monumenta.

MS., MSS manuscript, manuscripts.

n., no number.

X. T Xew Testament.

Xat National.

Old Fr., O. Fr. . . .Old French.

op. cit in the work quoted (Lat. opere

citato).

Ord Order.

O. T Old Testament.

p., pp page, pages, or (in Latin ref- erences) pars (part).

par paragraph.

passim in various places.

pt part.

Q Quarterly (a jjeriodical), e.g.

"Church Quarterly".

Q-. QQ-i quiSEst. .. .question, questions (Lat. qumstio).

q. V which [title] see (Lat. quod vide).

Rev Review (a periodical).

R. S Rolls Series.

R. V Re^Tsed Version.

S., SS Lat. Sanctus, San^i, "Saint",

"Saints" — used in this Ejicy- clopedia only in Latin context.

Sept Septxiagint.

Sess Session.

Skt Sanskrit.

Sp Spanish.

sq.,sqq following page, or pages (Lat.

sequens).

St., Sts Saint, Saints.

sup Above (Lat. supra).

s. V Under the corresponding title

(Lat. sub voce).

torn volume (Lat. tomus).