Definition of Superscription. Meaning of Superscription. Synonyms of Superscription

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Definition of Superscription

Superscription
Superscription Su`per*scrip"tion, n. [L. superscriptio. See Superscribe.] 1. The act of superscribing. 2. That which is written or engraved on the surface, outside, or above something else; specifically, an address on a letter, envelope, or the like. --Holland. The superscription of his accusation was written over, The King of the Jews. --Mark xv. 26. 3. (Pharm.) That part of a prescription which contains the Latin word recipe (Take) or the sign ?.

Meaning of Superscription from wikipedia

- Superscription may refer to: something written on a surface, see epigraphy writing on a cover or envelope Address (geography) Book cover a header in a...
- Angel with the Superscription is a statue by Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Originally commissioned by Pope Clement IX for the Ponte Sant'Angelo...
- introduces the "sayings of Agur" on creation and divine power. The superscriptions divide the collections as follows: Proverbs 1–9: "Proverbs of Solomon...
- tilde, which in turn came from the Latin titulus, meaning 'title' or 'superscription'. Its primary use is as a diacritic (accent) in combination with a base...
- {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {G}}} Q; 6th century). The first three verses form a superscription of the book, containing the identity of the prophet as well as the time...
- and the second of the Prophets in the Christian Old Testament. The superscription at chapter Jeremiah 1:1–3 identifies the book as "the words of Jeremiah...
- Major Prophets in the Christian Old Testament. It is identified by a superscription as the words of the 8th-century BC prophet Isaiah ben Amoz, but there...
- The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, is a work for voices and orchestra in two parts composed by Edward Elgar in 1900, to text from the poem by John Henry Newman...
- Josiah of Judah, and it seemed to be all over by 609 BC. Beyond its superscription, Nahum 1:1, the Book of Nahum consists of two parts: a prelude in chapter...
- this book as a canonical text. Song of Songs 1 contains the book's superscription, songs of the main female characters, and the opening song of the male...