- ancilla
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Ancilla — may refer to:* Ancilla College * Ancilla (quantum computing) … Wikipedia
Ancilla — (lat.), Magd … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
ancilla — [an sil′ə] n. [see ANCILLARY] an aid for use as in understanding or accomplishing something; often, specif., a handbook, or manual … English World dictionary
ancilla — noun /anˈsɪlə/ a) A maid. ‘And pass me that towel,’ added Ada, but the ancilla was picking up coins she had dropped in her haste [...]. b) An auxiliary or accessory See Also: ancillary … Wiktionary
Ancilla — An|cil|la [...ts...] die; , s <aus gleichbed. lat. ancilla> (veraltet) Magd … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Ancilla Dei — • A title often given to a deceased woman in early Christian inscriptions Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ancilla Dei Ancilla Dei … Catholic encyclopedia
ANCILLA Honorum — Treb. Pollioni dictus est Antipater quidam, in Divo Claudio, c. 5. Nam Gallus Antipater, Ancilla honorum et Historicorum dehonestamentum, principium de Aureolo sic habuit, Venimus ad Imperatorem nominis sui. Ubi alii legunt, Ancillariorum et… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
ANCILLA auasi ANCULA — ANCILLA, auasi ANCULA. Ab ANCLO enim vel ANCULO antiquo i. e. ministro, primum Anculc, dein Ancillae. Argumento Dii illi, quibus nomen. Anculi et Anculae, tamquam ministri quidam, Fest. Aliis Ancillae dictae, ab Anco Martio Roman. Rege, quod is… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Ancilla College — Infobox University name = Ancilla College established = 1937 type = private coeducational liberal arts community college president = Ron May city = Donaldson, Indiana state = IN country = USA students = 635 undergrad = 635 faculty = 69 campus =… … Wikipedia
Ancilla Dei — In early Christian inscriptions the title ancilla Dei (Latin for handmaid of God ) is often given to a deceased woman. From the meaning attached to this term in the Middle Ages it has sometimes been assumed that the persons so qualified in the… … Wikipedia
Ancilla Dent — Sister Ancilla Dent, OSB (born 3 June 1933) is an English Roman Catholic nun, ecological activist, and writer. Born as Rosamond Mary Dent, she took the religious name of Sister Ancilla upon becoming a Benedictine nun. She was a nun at St Mildred… … Wikipedia
