{Sinaitic manuscript}, a fourth century Greek manuscript of the part Bible, discovered at Mount Sinai (the greater part of it in 1859) by Tisschendorf, a German Biblical critic; -- called also {Codex Sinaiticus}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Sinaic — … Useful english dictionary
Codex Sinaiticus — Sinaic Si*na ic, Sinaitic Si na*it ic, a. [From Mount Sinai.] Of or pertaining to Mount Sinai; given or made at Mount Sinai; as, the Sinaitic law. [1913 Webster] {Sinaitic manuscript}, a fourth century Greek manuscript of the part Bible,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sinaitic — Sinaic Si*na ic, Sinaitic Si na*it ic, a. [From Mount Sinai.] Of or pertaining to Mount Sinai; given or made at Mount Sinai; as, the Sinaitic law. [1913 Webster] {Sinaitic manuscript}, a fourth century Greek manuscript of the part Bible,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sinaitic manuscript — Sinaic Si*na ic, Sinaitic Si na*it ic, a. [From Mount Sinai.] Of or pertaining to Mount Sinai; given or made at Mount Sinai; as, the Sinaitic law. [1913 Webster] {Sinaitic manuscript}, a fourth century Greek manuscript of the part Bible,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sinaitic — [sī nā′iksī΄nā it′ik] adj. of or from Mount Sinai or the Sinai Peninsula: also Sinaic [sī nā′ik] * * * … Universalium
Sinai — Sinaitic /suy nee it ik/, Sinaic /si nay ik/, adj. /suy nuy, suy nee uy /, n. 1. Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 mi. (370 km) long. 2. Mount, the mountain … Universalium
Sinai — the mountain is perhaps named for Sin, a moon goddess worshipped by Sumerians, Akkadians, and ancient Arabs. As an adjectival form, Sinaic (1769), Sinaitic (1786) … Etymology dictionary
Sinaitic — [sī nā′iksī΄nā it′ik] adj. of or from Mount Sinai or the Sinai Peninsula: also Sinaic [sī nā′ik] … English World dictionary
sinaitic — adj. of or relating to Mount Sinai or of the Sinai peninsula. Etymology: var. of Sinaic f. Sinai f. Heb. sinay, with t added for euphony … Useful english dictionary
