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Phrygʹians

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An early Christian sect, so called from Phrygia, where they abounded. They regarded Montaʹnus as their prophet, and laid claim to the spirit of prophecy.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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