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Cheirosemantra
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(from χείρ , the hand, and σημαίνω, to indicate) is the wooden board which is struck by a mallet, in Oriental Greek churches, to summon the people to service. This is the usual call to worship for all classes in the East, in consequence of the prohibition -of bells by the Turks, who imagine that their sound drives away the good spirits.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Cheirosemantra'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/cheirosemantra.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Cheirosemantra'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/cheirosemantra.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.