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Definition of Traditor

Traditor
Traditor Trad"i*tor, n. [L., fr. tradere, traditum. See Traitor.] (Eccl. Hist.) A deliverer; -- a name of infamy given to Christians who delivered the Scriptures, or the goods of the church, to their persecutors to save their lives. --Milner.

Meaning of Traditor from wikipedia

- Traditor, plural: traditores (Latin), is a term meaning "the one(s) who had handed over" and defined by Merriam-Webster as "one of the Christians giving...
- people became known as traditors ("surrenderers"). The schism between the two Christian wings centered on the status of traditor clergy. The Donatists...
- (in every place) Julius Caesar's The Gallic War, 7.67 omnis traductor traditor every translator is a traitor every translation is a corruption of the...
- new bishop of Carthage) was consecrated by Felix of Aptungi, an alleged traditor. His opponents consecrated Majorinus, a short-lived rival who was succeeded...
- held that "one of the three bishops who had consecrated Caecilian was a traditor", and therefore Caecilian's consecration was invalid. Furthermore, they...
- "to deliver or hand over". Specifically, it is derived from the term "traditors", which refers to bishops and other Christians who turned over sacred...
- Krips (1955) Donna Elvira arrives and thwarts the seduction ("Ah, fuggi il traditor" – "Flee from the traitor!"). She leaves with Zerlina. Don Ottavio and...
- (in every place) Julius Caesar's The Gallic War, 7.67 omnis traductor traditor every translator is a traitor every translation is a corruption of the...
- schismatic movement that forbade any compromise with Roman government or traditor bishops (those who had handed scriptures over to secular authorities)....
- declared Stanislaus guilty of treason – Gallus Anonymus uses the word "traditor" meaning traitor. On 11 April 1079 Bolesław either ordered the death and...