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| Alphabetical [« »] vamp 1 various 2 veil 20 veiled 12 veiling 10 venture 1 very 10 | Frequency [« »] 12 says 12 things 12 us 12 veiled 12 whatever 12 where 11 adam | Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus On the veiling of virgins IntraText - Concordances veiled |
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1 1 | behoves our virgins to be veiled from the time that they 2 2 | chosen which keeps virgins veiled, as being known to God alone; 3 7 | FOR BIDDING WOMEN TO BE VEILED.~Turn we next to the examination 4 7 | that the female ought to be veiled, (to see) whether the self-same ( 5 7 | the duty of virgins to be veiled, as it would have been the 6 8 | why the latter ought to be veiled, but the former not--it 7 8 | are not compelled to be veiled, so let boys not be bidden 8 10| in the churches with head veiled. Sure we are that the Holy 9 11| behoved the virgin to be veiled from her nativity, and from 10 11| angels" that she is to be veiled, doubtless the age from 11 11| the betrothed) are led veiled to the husband. But if it 12 11| betrothal that they are veiled, because (then) both in