Palimpset definition
Palimpset means double writing, or one writing over the other. The superwriting in Aramaic, on the vellum of the so-called Siniatic, was the story of martyrology. One of the stories is that of Saint of Augenia, believed to be a European Saint never heard of in the East. This book evidently was introduced by the Roman Catholic missionaries after the union of the Chaldeans with the Church of Rome in the sixteenth century. The work underlying the super-writing is that of a student who copied the Gospels for penmanship. No laymen or priest would destroy a sacred text of the Four Gospels just to write a history of the Saints. Such an act would be considered sacrilegious. Other Palimpset texts of this nature, including the so-called Curetonian, are of late origin and are not authentic. They were never used by the Christians of the Church of the East.
Examples of Palimpset in a sentence
Tenant further agrees to indemnify Landlord note any doubt all costs and expenses, assignments, The Palimpset Press.