Crossword-Solution: MASSORA
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Massora | n. | Same as Masora. |
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| Jewish Old-Testament notes: Var. | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
Hint 2 anagram
ZEEMAC
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eruption
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Sentences with MASSORA (5)
Its name is derived from a word, Massora (tradition), that reminds us of the accumulated traditions and criticisms relating to numerous passages of the text, and of the manner in which it was to be read, all which were finally committed to writing, and the ultimate result of which is the text of which we have been speaking.
That the formation of the written Massora was a work of time seems a probable and reasonable supposition.
From the end of this Massoretic period onward the same writer tells us that the Massora became the great authority by which the text given in all the Jewish manuscripts was settled.
The _Massora magna_ contained the above, and other matter deemed to be of importance in reference to the interpretation of the text.
Scientifically most valuable, and of original importance, are the works of Levita on the _Massora_; his Concordance to the Massora (_Sefer Zikhronot_ completed in the second revision 1536), of which hitherto only a small part has been published, and especially his most celebrated book _Massoreth Hamasoreth_ (1538), published with English translation by Chr.
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (1950).