Tables of Abbreviations
The following tables and notes are intended to guide readers of The Catholic Enctclopedi^ in
interpreting thoaeabbreviations, signs, or technical phrases which, for economy uf space, will be most fre-
quently used in the work. For more general information see the article Abbbeviations, Ecclesiastical.
I. — GEiTEaiAL Abbreviations.
a article:
ad an at the year ( Lat. ad ctnnum) .
an., ann the year, the ycarH (Lat, annue,
anni ) .
ap in ( Lat. apud ) .
art : • article.
Assyr Assyrian.
A. S Anglo-Saxon.
A. V Authorized Version ( i.e. tr. of
the Bible authorized for use in the Anglican Church — the so-called ** King James ", or "Protestant Bible").
b. bom.
Bk Book.
Bl blessed.
C., c about (Lat. circa ) ; canon ;
chapter ; compagnie,
can canon.
cap chapter (Lat. caput — used
only in Latin context).
cf compare ( Lat. confer) .
cod codex.
col column.
concl conclusion.
const., constit Lat. constilulio.
curft .by the industry of.
d. died
diet dictionary ( Fr. dictionnaire) .
disp Lat. dispufatio.
diss Lat. dissertatio,
dist Lat. distinclio.
D. V Douay Version.
ed.. edit edited, edition, editor.
Ep., Epp letter, letters (Lat. epistola) ,
Fr French.
gen genus.
Gi Greek. •
H. E., Hist. Eccl. .. Ecclesiastical History.
Heb., Hebr Hebrew.
ib., ibid in the same place ( Lat. ibidem).
Id the same person, or author
(Lat. idem),
inf. below (Lat. infra).
It Italian.
1. c, loc. cit at the place quoted (Lat. toco
citato).
I^t Latin.
iat latitude.
lib book {Ijsii. liher) ,
long longitude.
Mon Lat. Monumenta.
MS., MSS manuscript, manuscripts.
n., no number.
X. T New Testament.
Nat National.
Old Fr., O. Fr Old French.
op. cit in the work quoted (Lat. opere
citato),
Ord Order.
O. T Old Testament.
p., pp pag«i pages, or ( in Latin ref- erences) pars (part).
par paragraph.
passim in various places.
pt part.
Q Quarterly ( a periodical ) , e.g.
" Church Quarterly *'.
Q.J QQ.) quflBst question, questions (Lat.
qUCBStio),
q. V which [title] see ( Lat. quod
vide).
Rev Review (a periodical ) .
R. S Rolls Series.
R. V Revised Version.
S., SS Lat. Sanctus, Sancti, " Saint ",
" Saints " — used in this En- cyclopedia only in Latin context.
Sept Septaugint.
Sess Session.
Skt Sanskrit.
Sp Spanish.
Sq.; sqq following page, or pages (Lat.
srquens) .
St., Sts Saint, Saints.
Hup Above ( Lat. supra ) .
H. V Under the corresponding title
(Lat. auh voce).
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