The Golden Stream
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
St. John Damascene (d. 756), author of Dogmatic Theology. The Golden-tongued (Gr. Chryso logos'). St. Peter, Bishop of Ravenna (d. about 449), was so called.
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 “The Golden Stream” mean?
St. John Damascene (d. 756), author of Dogmatic Theology. The Golden-tongued (Gr. Chryso logos'). St. Peter, Bishop of Ravenna (d. about 449), was so called.
Is “The Golden Stream” formal or informal?
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