Definitions
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- proper noun A female
given name of biblical origin. - proper noun biblical An early
Christian also known asPrisca .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Leading the fleet of more than 20 antique boats from premier German manufacturers is an exquisite circa-1909 hand-painted Marklin "Priscilla" steamboat, 19 inches long, with provenance from the collection of the late Bill Bertoia.
Reyne Haines: Reyne Gauge: Toys for the Holidays for Grownups! Reyne Haines 2010
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Princess Patricia Priscilla is bored with her royal life and the excitement surrounding her sixteenth birthday ball.
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I even liked his outfit in Priscilla etc. Good actor.
Laws and Agent Smith Newmania 2008
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In that passage, Priscilla is mentioned before her husband.
Archive 2007-10-01 Andrew Beckner 2007
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In that passage, Priscilla is mentioned before her husband.
Was Jesus a feminist? Andrew Beckner 2007
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Little Priscilla is the spitting image of her father, Jesus Solorio said.
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Priscilla is English and therefore entitled to prefer England to New York; still, it was hard for me not to take it personally.
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The nucleus of the catacombs of Priscilla was a family cemetery where the name Priscilla is found inscribed on a marble plaque along with other family names.
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Epiphanius distinguished a sect of Montanists as Pepuzians or Quintillians (he calls Priscilla also Quintilla).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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Still some family relationship is probable, because the name Priscilla appears also in the senatorial family of the Acilii Glabriones, whose burial-place was in the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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