Definitions
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- proper noun historical Ancient
Armenian kingdom in theArmenian Highlands , stretching fromEuphrates toKura river,Caspian Sea and lakeUrmia , and existing from 190 BCE to 428 CE. Traditionally divided into 15 provinces: Aghdznik, Artsakh, Ayrarat, Corduene,Gugark ,Moxoene , Parskahayk,Paytakaran ,Sophene , Syunik,Tayk , Turuberan, Upper Armenia, Utik, Vaspurakan.
Etymologies
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This apostle is also said to have ministered in Parthia, Lycaonia and Greater Armenia.
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In 1441 another schism occurred, and a catholicos was elected in Etchmiadzin in Greater Armenia.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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Shortly afterwards, impelled by his thirst for knowledge, he left the cloister — putting off the habit or infringing his vows (the Eastern monk could, for a proper reason, lawfully leave the enclosure) and set forth, in the company of a doctor of that city, for Etchmiadzin, the capital of Greater Armenia, persuaded that it was the centre of civilization and the home of all the sciences.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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The following Franciscans laboured in Greater Armenia:
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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"History of Greater Armenia" calls himself Moses of Chorene, and claims to have lived in the fifth century and to have been a disciple of the famous St. Mesrop (q. v.).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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The Delegation Apostolic of Mesopotamia has almost the same boundaries as the Archdiocese of Bagdad, but comprises part of the mission of Greater Armenia and the Nestorians of Turkish
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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With the Prince there came three musicians from Greater Armenia, brothers; who were on their way to Jerusalem on pilgrimage; and they had three horns, that curved round in front of their faces.
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Artaxias had been governor of the Greater Armenia under
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The battle was soon decided; the king lost the greater number of his troops, and escaped with only a few horsemen to the fortress of Synorium, on the borders of the Greater Armenia.
A Smaller History of Rome William Smith 1853
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With the assistance of the discontented nobles the Persian king placed his son Sapor on the throne of the Eastern division; the Western at the same time was united to the Roman empire, and called the Greater Armenia.
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3 Edward Gibbon 1765
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