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Nave Topical Bible
• Legends (Inscriptions)
Dictionaries
Charles Buck Dictionary
• Legend
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Legends of the Saints
• Golden Legend
Webster Dictionary
• Legend
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Arthurian Legend
• Hippolytus (Legend)
• Hydra (Legend)
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McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Barnabas, St., Legend and Festival of.
• Coronati Quatuor, Legend and Festivatl of
• Golden Legend
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Golden Legend
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Legends of the Saints
• Literary or Profane Legends
• The Legend of Abgar
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Ahasuerus, the Legend of
• Aristotle in Jewish Legend
• Arthur Legend

(1):

(n.) An inscription, motto, or title, esp. one surrounding the field in a medal or coin, or placed upon an heraldic shield or beneath an engraving or illustration.

(2):

(v. t.) To tell or narrate, as a legend.

(3):

(n.) A story respecting saints; especially, one of a marvelous nature.

(4):

(n.) That which is appointed to be read; especially, a chronicle or register of the lives of saints, formerly read at matins, and in the refectories of religious houses.

(5):

(n.) Any wonderful story coming down from the past, but not verifiable by historical record; a myth; a fable.