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Definition of Semantra
1. semantron [n] - See also: semantron
Lexicographical Neighbors of Semantra
Literary usage of Semantra
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities: Comprising the History, Institutions by William Smith, Samuel Cheetham (1880)
"There is so little change ini the ritual of the Greek church that the present
form of the " semantra " which are in daily use in the monasteries, ..."
2. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities: Being a Continuation of the by Samuel Cheetham (1880)
"The semantra are usually suspended by chains from a peg in the ... The slow deep
notes, at long intervals, produced from the "semantra" at funerals, ..."
3. A History of the Holy Eastern Church by John Mason Neale (1850)
"The word semantra, however, properly signifies a very different thing, the
instruments, namely, by which the people were called together before bells were ..."
4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"In Mohammedan countries bells are not allowed except in certain places by special
favor; semantra of wood or iron are used instead. Also written, improperly ..."
5. Researches in the Highlands of Turkey: Including Visits to Mounts Ida, Athos by Henry Fanshawe Tozer (1869)
"Returning to the external porch of the church, we see two semantra, or instruments
for calling the brethren to prayers. One of these is a long flat board, ..."
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