McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Sign (2)

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Sign (2)


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a term used in defining a sacrament to describe the relation existing between an external ordinance-and that which it represents. The former is called the "outward part, or sign," the latter the "inward part, or thing signified." SEE SIGNS.