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A variety of the word core. (Latin, cordʹ, the heart; Greek, kardʹ; Sanskrit, herdʹ; Anglo-Saxon, heorte.)
Heart (in Christian art), the attribute of St. Thereʹsa.
The flaming heart (in Christian art), the symbol of charity. An attribute of St. Augustine, denoting the fervency of his devotion. The heart of the Saviour is frequently so represented.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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