"nomen sacrum" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌnoʊmən ˈsækɹəm/ [General-American], /ˌnoʊmən ˈseɪkɹəm/ [General-American] Forms: nomina sacra [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin nomen sacrum (“holy name”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|la|nomen sacrum|t=holy name}} Unadapted borrowing from Latin nomen sacrum (“holy name”) Head templates: {{en-noun|nomina sacra|nolinkhead=1}} nomen sacrum (plural nomina sacra)
  1. A special kind of abbreviated holy name found in early Christian manuscripts. Wikipedia link: nomen sacrum
    Sense id: en-nomen_sacrum-en-noun-exRHY9fO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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