De cultu feminarum 2.13.36

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Text Category
Literature: prose See all items with this value
Century Range
3rd century CE See all items with this value
Author
Tertullian See all items with this value
Reference
De cultu feminarum 2.13.36
Language
Latin See all items with this value
Quotation
Prodite vos iam medicamentis et ornamentis extructae prophetarum et apostolorum, sumentes de simplicitate eandorem, de pudicitia ruborem, depictae oculos verecundia et os taciturnitate, inserentes in aures sermonem Dei, adnectentes cervicibus iugum Christi. Caput maritis subicite et satis ornatae eritis; manus lanis occupate, pedes domi figite et plus quam in auro placebitis. Vestite nos serico probitatis, byssino sanctitatis, purpura pudicitiae. Taliter pigmentatae Deum habebitis amatorem.
Part of Speech
Noun See all items with this value
verb (passive) See all items with this value
Type of Thing Ornamented
Person See all items with this value
Object/ Person Ornamented
Christian women
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Clothing See all items with this value
Visual Work: Cosmetics See all items with this value
Visual Work: Jewellery See all items with this value
Visual Work: Material: Precious Metals: Gold See all items with this value
Medium/a Ornamenting
Partly metaphorical - potential to use cosmetics, gold jewellery, and elaborate clothes, but ornaments should instead be duty, spreading the word of God, spinning, etc
Item Identifier
A02395
Determination
Derived directly from text
Item sets
Tertullian
3rd century CE
Person (Ornamented)
Material
Precious Metals
Gold
Clothing
Cosmetics
Jewellery