Bible Encyclopedias
Donaria
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(ἀναθήματα, Luke 21:5), gifts and offerings to adorn the Church. The term was also applied in later times to gifts to the Church, which were hung on pillars, and set in public view as memorials of some great mercy which men had received from God. — Bingham, Orig. Ecclesiastes book 8, chapter 8, § 1.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Donaria'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/d/donaria.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.