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Gamelia
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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the name applied to a sacrifice among the ancient Greeks, which the parents of a girl about to be married were accustomed to offer to Athena (q.v.), on the day before the marriage. In time the. word came to be applied to marriage solemnities in general.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Gamelia'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​g/gamelia.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Gamelia'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​g/gamelia.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.