What does quincuncial mean?
Quincuncial means Arranged in a quincunx..
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/kwɪnˈkʌnʃəl/ · adjective
Arranged in a quincunx..
Of this Quincunciall Ordination the Ancients practiſed much[,] diſcourſed little; […]
In architecture the quincunxial shape was considered a sort of housing for the divine power – a battery, if you like, which gathered into itself the divinity as it tried to pour earthward, to earth itself – just like an electrical current does.
quincuncial aestivation
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Quincuncial means Arranged in a quincunx..
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Of this Quincunciall Ordination the Ancients practiſed much[,] diſcourſed little; […]
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