chant two centuries later
Preserved but no longer current.
His feast day is December 7th. His emblems are: (1) a beehive, in allusion to the legend that a swarm of bees settled on his mouth when lying in his cradle; (2) a scourge, by which he expelled the Arians from Italy.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “chant two centuries later” mean?
His feast day is December 7th. His emblems are: (1) a beehive, in allusion to the legend that a swarm of bees settled on his mouth when lying in his cradle; (2) a scourge, by which he expelled the Arians from Italy.
Is “chant two centuries later” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.