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Fylfot (or Fytfot)
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Fylfot (or Fytfot)
i.e., four-footed, a term used to describe a mystical cross, made from the combination, in a cruciform arrangement, of four Greek gammas, thus (fig. 1), or thus (fig. 2); occasionally the small y was employed, thus (fig. 3). It was also called Gammaticum (Γαμματίον ), the Greek term for this mystical device. Its use formed a part of the ancient Secret Discipline in the primitive Church. (See GAMMADIA).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Fylfot (or Fytfot)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​f/fylfot-or-fytfot.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.