Thecla
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Thecla f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lycaenidae – certain hairstreaks.
Usage notes
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Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Papilionoidea - superfamily; Lycaenidae - family; Theclinae - subfamily; Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. - tribe
Hyponyms
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References
Thecla (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Thecla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Thecla on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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English
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Statue_of_Saint_Thecla%2C_Maaloula.jpg/220px-Statue_of_Saint_Thecla%2C_Maaloula.jpg)
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the name of an apocryphal early Christian martyr, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Θεοκλεία (Theokleía), (from θεός (theós, “god”) + κλέος (kléos, “glory”)).
Proper noun
Thecla
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- An early Christian saint, whose life is recorded in the apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla.
- 1990, Karen Armstrong, 8: Karen Armstrong: The Acts of Paul and Thecla, Ann Loades, Feminist Theology: A Reader, page 83,
- One of the first of the virgin saints to act as an important role model for women was Thecla, the legendary disciple of St Paul.
- 2002, Mary F. Foskett, A Virgin Conceived: Mary and Classical Representations of Virginity[1], page 106:
- In the context of impending martyrdom, the beauty of Thecla’s virgin body connotes dynamis owing less to the eros she evokes and more to the chastity, piety, and resistance she promotes.69
- That Thecla is also an object of erotic desire, however, is evidenced in men's reactions to her.
- 2008, R. John Kinkel, Cinderella Church: The Story of Early Christianity[2], page 40:
- Thecla, a saint of the Catholic church and whose feast day is celebrated on September 23, traveled with Paul on occasion and was even called “female apostle” and “equal to the apostles.”
- 1990, Karen Armstrong, 8: Karen Armstrong: The Acts of Paul and Thecla, Ann Loades, Feminist Theology: A Reader, page 83,
Translations
female given name
Anagrams
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