Tables of Abbreviations
The following tables and notes are intended to guide readers of The Catholic Encyclopedia in interpreting those abbreviations, signs, or technical phrases which, for economy of space, will be most fre- quently used in the work. For more general information see the article Abbreviations, Ecclesiastical.
I. — General Abbreviations.
a article.
ad an at the year (Lat. ad annum).
an., arm the year, the years (Lat. annus,
anni) .
ap in (Lat. apud).
art article.
Assyr Assyrian.
A. S Anglo-Saxon.
A. V Authorized Version (i.e. tr. of the
Bible authorized for use in the Anglican Church — the so-called "King James", or "Protestant" Bible).
b born.
Bk Book.
Bl Bles.sed.
C, c about (Lat. circa); canon; chap-
ter; compagnie.
can canon.
cap chapter (Lat. caput — u.sed only
in Latin context).
cf compare (Lat. confer).
cod codex.
col column.
concl conclusion.
const., constit. . . .Lat. constituiio.
cura by the industry of.
d died.
diet dictionary (Fr. dictionnaire).
disp Lat. disputatio.
diss Lat. dissertatio.
dist Lat. distinctio.
D. V Douay Version.
ed., edit edited, edition, editor.
Ep., Epp letter, letters (Lat. epistola).
Fr French.
gen genus.
Gr Greek.
H. E., Hist. Eccl. .Ecclesiastical History.
Heb., Hebr Hebrew.
ib., ibid in the same place (Lat. ibidem).
[d the same person, or author (Lat.
idem) .
inf below (Lat. injra).
It Italian.
1. c, loc. cit at the place quoted (Lat. loco
citato).
Lat Latin.
lat latitude.
lib book (Lat. liber).
long longitude.
Mon Lat. Mon\onenta.
MS., MSS manuscript, manuscripts.
n., no number.
N. T New Testament.
Nat National.
Old Fr., O. Fr. . . .Old French.
op. cit in the work quoted (Lat. open
citato).
Ord Order.
O. T Old Testament.
p., pp page, pages, or (in Latin ref- erences) pars (part).
par paragraph.
passim in various places.
pt part.
Q Quarterly (a periodical), e.g.
"Church Quarterly".
Q., QQ., quiBst. . . .question, questions (Lat. quaestio).
q. v which [title] sec (Lat. quod vide).
Rev Review (a periodical).
R. S Rolls Series.
R. V Revised Version.
S., SS Lat. Sanctus, Sancti, "Saint",
"Saints" — used in this Ency- clopedia only in Latin context.
Sept Septuagint.
Sess Session.
Skt Sanskrit.
Sp Spanish.
sq., sqq following page, or pages (Lat.
scquens).
St., Sts Saint, Saints.
sup Above (Lat. supra).
s. v Under the corresponding title
(Lat. sub voce).
tom volume (I-at. tomus).
