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QUARTODECIMANS

\kwˈɔːtə͡ʊdsˌɪmənz], \kwˈɔːtə‍ʊdsˌɪmənz], \k_w_ˈɔː_t_əʊ_d_s_ˌɪ_m_ə_n_z]\

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1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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[L.] In Eccl. Hist., those who celebrated Easter on the fourteenth day of the Paschal moon, instead of on the Sunday following. This was the practice of the Eastern Christians.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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