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Cock (2)
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
the, as a Christian symbol.
(1.) On tombs the cock is a symbol of the resurrection — the prasco diei, or herald of the light, after the night of death.
(2.) The cock is also a symbol of vigilance. — — Martigny, Dict. des Antiquitis Chretiennes, s.v. Coq.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Cock (2)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/cock-2.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.