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persis |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Persis \Per"sis\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A kind of coloring matter obtained from lichens. From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Persis a female Christian at Rome whom Paul salutes (Rom. 16:12). She is spoken of as "beloved," and as having "laboured much in the Lord." From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: Persis, same as Persia
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