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  1. Theclanoun

    A female given name from Ancient Greek.

  2. Theclanoun

    An early Christian saint, whose life is recorded in the apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla.

    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.

  3. Etymology: From the name of an apocryphal early Christian martyr, Ancient Greek Θεοκλεία (Theokleía), (from θεός (theós, " god") + κλέος (kléos, " glory")).

Webster Dictionary

  1. Theclanoun

    any one of many species of small delicately colored butterflies belonging to Thecla and allied genera; -- called also hairstreak, and elfin

Wikidata

  1. Thecla

    Thecla was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of Paul the Apostle. The only known record of her comes from the apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla, probably composed in the 2nd century.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Thecla

    thek′la, n. a genus of butterflies, containing the hair-streaks.

Anagrams for thecla »

  1. chalet

  2. châlet

  3. letcha

  4. thecal

  5. achtel

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of thecla in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of thecla in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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