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Agapet Ae

Charles Buck Theological Dictionary

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A name given to certain virgins and widows, who in the ancient church associated themselves with and attended on ecclesiastics, out of a motive of piety and charity.

See DEACONESSES.

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Buck, Charles. Entry for 'Agapet Ae'. Charles Buck Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​cbd/​a/agapet-ae.html. 1802.
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