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• Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica da S. Pietro sino ai nostri giorni ... (Tipografia Emiliana, 1840), by Gaetano Moroni (page images at HathiTrust)
• Sacred archæology : a popular dictionary of ecclesiastical art and institutions, from primitive to modern times (L. Reeve, 1868), by Mackenzie E. C. Walcott (page images at HathiTrust)
• Mc Clintock and Strong cyclopaedia. (Harper, 1867), by John McClintock and James Strong (page images at HathiTrust)
• Cyclopedia of Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical literature : Supplement (Harper, 1885), by John McClintock and James Strong (page images at HathiTrust)
• A manual of patrology being a concise account of the chief persons, sects, orders, etc., in Christian history from the first century to the period of the Reformation : with select bibliographical references (Scribner, 1899), by Wallace N. Stearns (page images at HathiTrust)
• The wanderings of the human intellect; or, A new dictionary of the various sects into which the Christian religion, in ancient and in modern times, has been divided; with an impartial discussion of the mertis of their respective claims to orthodoxy. To which is prefixed, an introductory essay on universal history, as well civil as ecclesiastic, from the much-admired historical discourse of the learned Dr. Pluquet, in front of his valuable Dictionary of all religions ... By the Rev. John Bell. (Newcastle, 1814), by John Bell and François-André-Adrien Pluquet (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques, publié sous la direction de Alfred Baudrillart, Albert Vogt, et Urbain Rouziès, avec le concours d'un grand nombre de collaborateurs. (Letouzey et Ané, 1912), by Alfred Baudrillart, Étienne van Cauwenbergh, Roger Aubert, and Albert de Meyer (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dictionnaire de géographie sacrée et ecclésiastique, contenant: le Dictionnaire géographique de la Bible, par Barbié du Bocage; une introduction à la géographie chrétienne depuis la prédication de l'évangile; un aperçu des problèmes de la géographie physique; une statisque des peuples et des villes de la géographie antérieure à l'an 500 ... et une bibliographie géographique (J.P. Migne, 1854), by L. Benoist de Matougues, abbé Riondey, Alexandre Frédéric Barbié du Bocage, and Louis Pierre François Adolphe Chesnel de la Charbouclais (page images at HathiTrust)
• Cyclopædia of Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical literature (Harper, 1891), by John McClintock and James Strong (page images at HathiTrust)
• Real-encyklopädie für protestantische Theologie und Kirche (J.C.Hinrichs, 1877), by J. J. Herzog (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dictionary of doctrinal and historical theology (Rivingtons, 1872), by John Henry Blunt (page images at HathiTrust)
• Cyclopaedia of Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical literature (Harper, 1894), by John McClintock and James Strong (page images at HathiTrust)
• Lexikon für Theologie und Kirchenwesen : Lehre, Geschichte und Kultus, Verfassung, Feste, Sekten und Orden der christlichen Kirche : das Wichtigste bezüglich der übrigen Religionsgemeinschaften (C.A. Schwetschke und Sohn, 1891), by Heinrich Julius Holtzmann and Richard Zöpffel (page images at HathiTrust)
• Cyclopædia of Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical literature (Harper, 1874), by John McClintock and James Strong (page images at HathiTrust)
• Indice generale alfabetico delle materie del dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica. (Bardi, 1962), by Gaetano Moroni (page images at HathiTrust)
• Cyclopaedia of Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical literature (Harper, 1869), by John McClintock and James Strong (page images at HathiTrust)
• Cyclopædia of Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical literature. (Harper & Brothers, 1879), by John McClintock and James Strong (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dictionnaire de géographie sacrée et ecclésiastique : contenant: le Dictionnaire géographique de la Bible, par Barbié du Bocage; une introduction à la géographie chrétienne depuis la prédication de l'évangile; un aperçu des problèmes de la géographie physique, une statistique des peuples et des villes de la géographie antérieure à l'an 500 ... et une bibliogrphie géographique (J. P. Migne, 1849), by L. Benoist de Matougues, abbé Riondey., Alexandre Frédéric Barbié du Bocage, and Louis Pierre François Adolphe Chesnel de la Charbouclais (page images at HathiTrust)
• Cyclopaedia of Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical literature (Harper & Bros., 1889), by John McClintock and James Strong (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dictionnaire dhistoire ecclésiastique, contenant en abrégé l'histoire de tous les papes et antipapes, celle des conciles, des pères de l'église, des principaux docteurs, des hérétiques et des hérésies, des sectes, des missionaires, des martyrs, des précurseurs de la réforme, des théologiens, des villes qui ont joué un role dans l'histoire de l'église, etc. (Librairie Fischbacher, 1884), by Jean Augustin Bost (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dictionnaire universel des sciences ecclésiastiques (Poussielgue, 1868), by Jean-Baptiste Claire (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica da S. Pietro sino ai nostri giorni ... : specialmente intorno ai principali santi, beati, martiri, padri, ... (dalla Tipografia Emiliana, 1840), by Gaetano Moroni (page images at HathiTrust)
• Cyclopaedia of Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical literature (Harper, 1880), by John McClintock and James Strong (page images at HathiTrust)
• Cyclopædia of religious denominations; containing authenic accounts of the different creeds and systems prevailing throughout the world. (Griffin, Bohn, and Company, 1862) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The ecclesiastical cyclopaedia, or, Dictionary of Christian antiquities and sects. (London : Griffin, Bohn, and Co., 1862., 1862), by John Eadie (page images at HathiTrust)
• A theological dictionary : containing definitions of all religious terms; a comprehensive view of every article in the system of divinity; an impartial account of all the principal denominations which have subsisted in the religious world, from the birth of Christ to the present day ... (Whitehall : Printed for W. W. Woodward, Philadelphia, 1807., 1807), by Charles Buck and Samuel Miller Library Collection (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
• A theological dictionary : containing definitions of all religious terms; a comprehensive view of every article in the system of divinity; an impartial account of all the principal denominations which have subsisted in the religious world, from the birth of Christ to the present day ... (London : Printed by Knight and Compton for the Author, 1802., 1802), by Charles Buck (page images at HathiTrust)
• A theological dictionary : containing definitions of all religious terms; a comprehensive view of every article in the system of divinity, an impartial account of all the principal denominations which have subsisted in the religious world, from the birth of Christ to the present day ... (Philadelphia : Printed for W. W. Woodward, 1815., 1815), by Charles Buck and William Henry Green Library Collection (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
• A theological dictionary : containing definitions of all religious terms; a comprehensive view of every article in the system of divinity; an impartial account of all the principal denominations which have subsisted in the religious world, from the birth of Christ to the present day ... (Philadelphia : Joseph J. Woodward, 1826., 1826), by Charles Buck (page images at HathiTrust)
• A theological dictionary : containing definitions of all religious terms; a comprehensive view of every article in the system of divinity; an impartial account of all the principal denominations which have subsisted in the religious world from the birth of Christ to the present day ... (Philadelphia : Crissy & Markley, 1850., 1850), by Charles Buck and George Bush (page images at HathiTrust)

• DHGE. (Letouzey et Ané, 1912), by Alfred Baudrillart, Roger Aubert, and Albert de Meyer (page images at HathiTrust)

• DHGE. (Letouzey et Ané, 1912), by Alfred Baudrillart, Roger Aubert, and Albert de Meyer (page images at HathiTrust)

• Lexikon für Theologie und Kirchenwesen : Lehre, Geschichte und Kultus, Verfassung, Feste, Sekten und Orden der christlichen Kirche : das Wichtigste bezüglich der übrigen Religionsgemeinschaften (C. A. Schwetschke, 1895), by Heinrich Julius Holtzmann and Richard Zoepffel (page images at HathiTrust)
• Allgemeines Lexicon der Religions- und christlichen Kirchengeschichte für alle Confessionen : enthaltend die Lehren, Sitten, Gebräuche und Einrichtungen der heidnischen, jüdischen, christlichen und muhamedanischen Religion ... (Bernh. Friedr. Voigt, 1834), by Christian Gotthold Neudecker (page images at HathiTrust)

• Real-encyklopädie der christlichen Alterthümer : unter mitwirkung mehrerer Fachgenossen (Herder, 1882), by Franz Xaver Kraus and Joseph Alexandre Martigny (page images at HathiTrust)

• A View of Religions, in Two Parts (second edition; Boston: Printed by J.W. Folsom, ca. 1791), by Hannah Adams
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• Prompta Bibliotheca Canonica, Juridica, Moralis, Theologica, Nec Non Ascetica, Polemica, Rubricistica, Historica (new edition, 8 volumes in Latin; J.-P. Migne, 1852-1857), by Lucius Ferraris, contrib. by J.-P. Migne (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Catholic encyclopedia; : a general work of reference for art, biography, education, history, law, literature, philosophy, the sciences, religion, and the church. (The Gilmary Society, inc., 1936), by Blanche Mary Kelly, John J. Wynne, Peter Guilday, James J. Walsh, and Edward A. Pace (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dictionnaire apologétique de la foi catholique, contenant les preuves de la vérité de la religion et les réponses aux objections tirées des sciences humaines. (G. Beauchesne, 1925), by Adhémar d' Alès (page images at HathiTrust)
• Catholic pocket dictionary and cyclopedia. (Catholic art and publication office, 1906), by James J. McGovern (page images at HathiTrust)
• A Catholic dictionary, : containing some account of the doctrine, discipline, rites, ceremonies, councils, and religious orders of the Catholic church. (K. Paul, Trench, Trubner & co. ltd., 1917), by William E. Addis, T. B. Scannell, and Thomas Arnold (page images at HathiTrust)
• Concise Catholic dictionary. (The Bruce Publishing company, 1944), by Robert C. Broderick (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Catholic encyclopedia : an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, and history of the Catholic church (The Encyclopedia Press, Inc., 1913), by Charles George Herbermann and Knights of Columbus. Catholic truth committee (page images at HathiTrust)
• Handbuch der Romfrage, (Hoheneichen-verlag, 1940), by Alfred Rosenberg (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica da S. Pietro sino ai nostri giorni ... (Tipografia Emiliana, 1840), by Gaetano Moroni (page images at HathiTrust)
• Wetzer und Welte's Kirchenlexikon, : oder Encyklopädie der katholischen theologie und ihrer hülfswissenschaften. (Herder, 1882), by Heinrich Joseph Wetzer, Melchior Abfalter, Hermann Joseph Kamp, Franz Philipp Kaulen, Joseph Hergenröther, and Benedict Welte (page images at HathiTrust)
• A Catholic dictionary, containing some account of the doctrine, discipline, rites, ceremonies, councils, and religious orders of the Catholic church, (The Catholic publication society co., 1884), by William E. Addis and Thomas Arnold (page images at HathiTrust)
• Bibliothèque sacrée, ou Dictionnaire universel historique, dogmatique, canonique, géographique et chronologique des sciences ecclésiastiques ... (Méquignion fils ainé, 1827), by Charles-Louis Richard and Jean Joseph Giraud (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Catholic picture dictionary; (Daell, Sloan and Pearce, 1948), by Harold A Pfeiffer (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dictionnaire de théologie (A. Gaude [etc.], 1817), by M. Bergier (page images at HathiTrust)
• Homiletisches Real-Lexicon, oder: Alphabetisch geordnete Darstellung der geeignetsten Predigtstoffe aus der katholischen Glaubens- und Sittenlehre, Liturgie und anderen homiletischen Hilfswissenschaften, verbunden mit einer ausführlichen Uebersicht und Eintheilung des Inhaltes aller sonn- und festtäglichen Episteln und Evangelien des katholischen Kirchenjahres. (G.J. Manz, 1856), by Franz Edmund Krönes (page images at HathiTrust)
• The New Catholic dictionary; a complete work of reference on every subject in the life, belief, tradition, rites, symbolism, devotions, history, biography, laws, dioceses, missions, centers, institutions, organizations, statistics of the church and her part in promoting science, art, education, social welfare, morals and civilization. (The Universal knowledge foundation, 1929), by John J. Wynne and Condé Bénoist Pallen (page images at HathiTrust)
• Homiletisches real-lexikon, oder, Alphabetisch-geordnete Darstellung geeigneter Predigtstoffe (G.J. Manz, 1872), by Franz Edmund Krönes (page images at HathiTrust)
• A Catholic dictionary, containing some account of the doctrine, discipline, rites, ceremonies, councils, and religious orders of the Catholic church (The Catholic publication society co., 1885), by William E. Addis and Thomas Arnold (page images at HathiTrust)
• Encyclopédie théologique ... Publiée par M. l'Abbé Migne ... Tome trente-troisième - trente-cinquième (J.P. Migne, 1850), by M. Bergier and J.-P. Migne (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dictionnaire des apologistes involontaires : le catholicisme triomphant par ses propres adversaires ... (Migne, 1853), by C.-F. Chevé (page images at HathiTrust)
• A Catholic dictionary : containing some account of the doctrine, discipline, rites, ceremonies, councils, and religious orders of the Catholic Church (Benziger Brothers, 1893), by William E. Addis, Thomas Barthomolew Scannell, and Thomas Arnold (page images at HathiTrust)
• A Catholic dictionary : containing some account of the doctrine, discipline, rites, ceremonies, councils, and religious orders of the Catholic church (K. Paul, Trench & Co., 1884), by William E. Addis and Thomas Arnold (page images at HathiTrust)
• Encyclopédie catholique, répertoire universel et raisonné des sciences, des lettres, des arts et des métiers, formant une bibliothèque universelle, avec la biographie des hommes célèbres; ornée de plus de 3000 gravures dans le texte et refermant le résumé de plus de dix mille ouvrages (P. Desbarres, 1840), by J. B. Glaire, Edouard Alletz, abbé Orse, Joseph Chantrel, and Joseph-Alexis Walsh (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Catholic encyclopedia; an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline, and history of the Catholic church (Universal Knowledge Foundation, 1913), by Charles George Herbermann (page images at HathiTrust)
• Encyklopädie der katholischen Theologie und ihrer Hilfswissenschaften. (Herder, 1847), by Heinrich Joseph Wetzer (page images at HathiTrust)
• Holy Catholic faith (National Publishing Company, 1907) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dictionarium theologicum portatile : in quo cuncta fidei dogmata et doctrinæ moralis placita, controversiæ de rebus fidei, famigeratissimæ hæreses, nec non diversæ præcipuorum theologorum scholasticorum et celebriorum scholarum opiniones una cum earum argumentis exponuntur ... E Gallico in Latinum sermonem conversum. (F. Veith, 1762), by Pons Augustin Alletz (page images at HathiTrust)
• A Catholic dictionary, containing some account of the doctrine, discipline, rites, ceremonies, councils, and religious orders of the Catholic church (The Catholic publication society co., 1884), by William E. Addis and Thomas Arnold (page images at HathiTrust)
• Bibliotheca canonica, juridica, moralis, theologica : nec non ascetica, polemica, rubricistica, historica ... (Typis Vincentii Radici, 1770), by Lucius Ferraris (page images at HathiTrust)
• Prompta bibliotheca canonica. (Apud G. Storti, 1782), by Lucius Ferraris (page images at HathiTrust)
• Wörterbuch zum Codex juris canonici (J. Kösel & F. Pustet, 1927), by Rudolf Köstler (page images at HathiTrust)
• Indice generale alfabetico delle materie del dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica. (Bardi, 1962), by Gaetano Moroni (page images at HathiTrust)
• Troisième et dernière encyclopédie théologique ... (S'imprime et se vend chez J.-P. Migne, 1855), by J.-P. Migne (page images at HathiTrust)
• Bibliotheca canonica, juridica, moralis, theologica. (J.-P. Migne, 1852), by Lucius Ferraris, J.-P. Migne, and Montecassino (Monastery) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ecclesiastical dictionary; containing, in concise form, information upon ecclesiastical,Biblical,archaeological, and historical subjects (Benziger brothers, 1900), by John Thein (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dictionnaire de la tradition pontificale, patristique et conciliaire : ou, Repertoire général et particulier ... des points du dogme, de la morale et de la discipline ... (J. P. Migne, éditeur, 1855), by J. Clovis Poussin and Jean Claude Gainet (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dictionnaire du parallèle entre diverses doctrines philosophiques et religieuses, d'une part, et la foi catholique, de l'autre. (J. P. Migne, 1858), by Charles Berton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dictionnaire de théologie catholique, contenant l'exposé des doctrines de la théologie catholique, leurs preuves et leur histoire. (Letouzey et Ané, 1903), by Albert Michel, Bernard Loth, Emile Amann, E. Mangenot, and Alfred Vacant (page images at HathiTrust)
• Nouvelle encyclopédie theólogique (Chez l'éditeur, 1845), by J.-P. Migne (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dictionnaire de théologie morale ... offrant un complément nécessaire a toutes les éditions du dictionnaire purement dogmatique, polémique et disciplinaire de Bergier (J.P. Migne, 1858), by abbé Pierrot and M. Bergier (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Catholic encyclopedia; Index. (The encyclopedia press, inc., 1914) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Catholic encyclopedia : an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church ... : Supplement I- (Encyclopedia Press, 1922), by Edward A. Pace (page images at HathiTrust)
• Supplement. (The Encyclopedia press, inc., 1922), by Charles George Herbermann (page images at HathiTrust)
• [The Catholic encyclopedia] Supplementary volume, containing revisions of the articles on Canon law ... (The Encyclopedia press, inc., 1918), by Andrew Alphonsus MacErlean, John J. Wynne, Thomas J. Shahan, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Charles George Herbermann, and Edward A. Pace (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dictionnaire encyclope dique de la the logie catholique (Gaume Fre res et J. Duprey, 1868), by Heinrich Joseph Wetzer and Benedict Welte (page images at HathiTrust)
• Roomsche woorden. Woorden en uitdrukkingen der Roomsche kerk (J.B. Wolters, 1902), by Arnoldus Wilhelmus Stellwagen (page images at HathiTrust)
• Enciclopedia ecclesiastica in cui trattasi della Sacra Scrittura, della dogmatica, morale, ascetismo, passioni, vizii, virtu', diritto canonico, liturgia, riti, storia ecclesiastica, missioni, concilii ... ecc. ecc., compilata da una societa' di ecclesiastici ... (G. Tasso, 1854) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Vollständiges lexikon für prediger und katecheten. (J. Wolff, 1836), by Johann Michael Hauber (page images at HathiTrust)
• Enciclopedia dell 'ecclesiastico (Cav. Pietro Marietti, 1878), by Vincenzio Davino and Antonio Pellicani (page images at HathiTrust)
• A Catholic dictionary : containing some account of the doctrine, discipline, rites, ceremonies, councils, and religious orders of the Catholic church (The Catholic publication society co., 1884), by William Edward Addis and Thomas Arnold (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Catholic Concise Encyclopedia. (Catechetical Guild Educational Society, 1957), by Robert C. Broderick (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Catholic dictionary; or, The universal Christian educator and popular encyclopaedia of religious information, containing doctrine, discipline, rites, ceremonies, councils and religious orders of the church (Christian Press Association Pub. Co., 1894), by William E. Addis, Jas. L. Meagher, and Thomas Arnold (page images at HathiTrust)
• A simple dictionary for Catholics : containing the words in common use relating to faith and practice (Catholic Truth Society, 1903), by Charles Henry Bowden and Catholic Truth Society (Great Britain) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Dictionnaire de théologie catholique, contenant l'exposé des doctrines de la théologie catholique, leurs preuves et leur histoire. (Letouzey et Ané, 1930), by Emile Amann, E. Mangenot, and Alfred Vacant (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The Catholic encyclopedia; an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline, and history of the Catholic church (The Gilmary Society, 1913), by Charles George Herbermann (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Diccionario teolójico, canónico, jurídico, litúrjico, bíblico, etc. (Imprenta i Libreria del Mercurio, 1855), by Justo Donoso (page images at HathiTrust)
• A Catholic dictionary, containing some account of the doctrine, discipline, rites, ceremonies, councils, and religious orders of the Catholic Church (New York : Benziger, 1893., 1893), by William E. Addis and Thomas Arnold (page images at HathiTrust)
• Wetzer und Welte's kirchenlexikon : oder Encyklopädie der katholischen Theologie und ihrer hülfswissenschaften. (Freiburg im Breisgau : Herder, 1889., 1889), by Heinrich Joseph Wetzer and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)

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