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Nyssa

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Nyssa (nĭs`ə), name of several ancient cities devoted to the worship of Dionysus. The best known of them is a town of Cappadocia, Asia Minor, near the Halys (now the Kizil Irmak) River. It was the residence of St. Gregory of Nyssa.


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00 Hardcover series: title BR65 This is the seventh and final volume of the comprehensive Greek-German dictionary of the entire vocabulary from the writings of Saint Gregory of Nyssa, the late 4th century Christian bishop from ancient Nyssa (then part of the Cappadocian kingdom and now part of Turkey and known in Turkish as Nevsehir).
Byline: Adam Jude The Register-Guard Like a younger brother always relegated to the back seat, the Nyssa football program has long played in the shadow of Eastern Oregon rival Vale.
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