Examples of 'thecla' in a sentence

Meaning of "thecla"

thecla (noun): A genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae, known for their distinctive coloring and patterns on the wings
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  • A female given name from Ancient Greek.
  • An early Christian saint, whose life is recorded in the apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla.

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Thecla is a contracted form of the name.
Severian eventually falls in love with Thecla.
Thecla throws herself into the tank and baptizes herself.
It may be that the manuscript was written in a monastery dedicated to Thecla.
Thecla for me.
He is cautioning his readers against the tale of Thecla preaching and baptizing herself.
Thecla painted up into her seventies until she started losing her vision.
He was influenced to become a monk by reading the Acts of Thecla.
Thecla betulina is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family.
Fravitta was a presbyter in charge of the suburban church of Saint Thecla.
Thecla returned to Paul unharmed.
They were formerly included in Thecla.
A local martyr tradition of Thecla may have inspired an episode connected to Paul the Apostle.
In the same country suffered also Thecla and Agapius.
Thecla betulae Linnaeus.

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Paul is also an ambiguous figure in the Acts of Paul and Thecla.
Here on the side we have Saint Thecla who was a disciple of Saint Paul.
The next scene involves the prosecution of Paul and Thecla.
St. Thecla praying for the end of the plague in the city of Este.
The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla bieti de Nicéville.
Thecla replied, Grant me only the seal of Christ, and no temptation shall affect me.
There is also an apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla.
Timothy was burned by fire, and Agapius and Thecla thrown to the wild beasts.
There is also the apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla.
Thecla said, Only give me the seal in Christ, and temptation shall not touch me.
Without the alzabo, you would have lost your dearest Thecla forever.
My sister, Thecla is back in Zaire on mission.
Paul claimed not to know her, and Alexander then attempted to take Thecla by force.
So if a cave proves the existence of Thecla, does Thecla prove the existence of Paul?
In English, it is more commonly romanized as Thecla.
From her window, Thecla overhears Paul teaching and she is mesmerised.
By the 2nd century there were also famous Christian ascetics, such as Saint Thecla.
Thecla sends her first circular letter to the communities of the Daughters of St. Paul.
European Lepidoptera and their ecology, Thecla betulae.
St. Thecla went with them preaching the Gospel in Antioch.
The name day ofTaisia, Thecla.
Thus did St. Thecla offer up her holy soul to the Lord.
The name day of Taisia, Thecla.
Mother Thecla has been declared “ Venerable, ” a step on the way to beatification.
The 12 nuns of the monastery of St. Thecla were abducted yesterday afternoon.
Thecla Merlo, “ The one and the other completely fulfilled the Lord 's will . I am happy ”.
Children, Thecla must be burned.

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