Magdeburg Centuries
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
The first great work of Protestant divines on the history of the
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 “Magdeburg Centuries” mean?
The first great work of Protestant divines on the history of the
Is “Magdeburg Centuries” formal or informal?
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