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A.A.

Alcoholics Anonymous

AAPSS

American Academy of Political and Social Science

Bachelor of Arts

ABC

American Broadcasting Company

ABCFM

American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions

abp.

archbishop

ABS

American Bible Society

Augsburg Confession

acc.

according

ACCC

American Council of Christian Churches

Lat. anno Domini, after Christ

ad.

addition

Adv.

Advent(ist); Adventism

AELC

American Evangelical Lutheran Church (formerly the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America; not to be confused with the UELC and the Augustana Ev. Luth. Ch.)

Afr.

Africa(n)

ALC, The

The American Lutheran Church (1960)

ALC

American Lutheran Church (1930)

ALCW

American Lutheran Church Women

ALPB

American Lutheran Publicity Bureau

Alta.

Alberta

amplitude modulation

Am.

America(n)

a.M.

Ger. am Main, on the Main

a.m.

Lat. ante meridiem, morning

A.M.A.

American Medical Association

A.M.E.

African Methodist Episcopal

AMORC

Ancient and Mystical Order Roseae Crucis; Rosicrucians

Anabap.

Anabaptist

ANF

Ante-Nicene Fathers

Angl.

Anglican

a.O.

Ger. an der Oder, on the Oder

Apology of the Augsburg Confession

Ap Dn

Apocryphal additions to Daniel (The Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Young Men)

Ap Est

Apocryphal additions to Esther

A.P.U.C.

Association for the Promotion of the Unity of Christendom

Arab.

Arabia(n); Arabic

Aram.

Aramaic

archaeol.

archaeologist; archaeological; archaeology

archb.

archbishop

art.

article

assem.

assembly

assoc.

association; associate(d); associating

asst.

assistant

ASV

American Standard Version

ATS

American Tract Society

A.U.C.

Lat. ab urbe condita, from the founding of Rome (ca. 753 BC)

Authorized Version

Ave.

Avenue

born

Bachelor of Arts

Bap.

Baptist

bap.

baptized

Bar

Baruch

Bav.

Bavaria(n)

B.C.

British Columbia

before Christ

Bachelor of Divinity

bd.

board

Bel

Bel and the Dragon

Belg.

Belgium; Belgian

bet.

between

BFBS

British and Foreign Bible Society

Bible, Books of

Gn, Ex, Lv, Nm, Dt, Jos, Ju, Ru, 1 and 2 Sm, 1 and 2 K, 1 and 2 Ch, Ez, Neh, Est, Jb, Ps, Pr, Ec, SS, Is, Jer, Lm, Eze, Dn, Hos, J1, Am, Ob, Jon, Mi, Nah, Hab, Zph, Hg, Zch, M1, Mt, Mk, Lk, Jn, Acts, Ro, 1 and 2 Co, G1, Eph, Ph, C1, 1 and 2 Th, 1 and 2 Ti, Tts, Phmn, Heb, Ja, 1 and 2 Ptr, 1-3 Jn, Jude, Rv

bldg.

building

Boh.

Bohemia(n)

bp.

bishop

Brit.

Britain; British

bros.

brothers

BSLK

Bekenntnis-Schriften der evangelisch-lutherischen Kirche

bus.

business

century (pl. abbr. cents. or c.); copyright

ca.

circa; about

Can.

Canada; Canadian

cand.

candidate

cat.

catechism

Cath.

Catholic

CBS

Columbia Broadcasting System

cen.

center; central

Cen.Am.

Central America

cents.

centuries

c.f.

condensed from

cf.

confer; compare; see

ch.

church; chapter (usually abbr. chap.)

chap.

chapter

CHIQ

Concordia Historical Institute Quarterly

chm. or chrm.

chairman

chs.

churches

CIC

Codex Iuris Canonici

CIM

China Inland Mission (succeeded 1964 by OMF)

CLC

Canadian Lutheran Council

CMA

Christian and Missionary Alliance

CMS

Church Missionary Society

Co.

County; Company

coed.

coeditor; coedited

coeduc.

coeducation(al)

col.

column(s)

coll.

college

com(m).

commission; committee; commonwealth

comm.

commonwealth

comp.

compile(d); compiler

Conc.

Concordia

conf.

conference; confession(al); confirm(ed)

Cong.

Congregational(ist)

cong.

congregation(al)

const.

constitution(al)

conv.

convention

CORE

Congress of Racial Equality

cotr.

cotranslator

cp.

compare

CPH

Concordia Publishing House

Corpus Reformatorum

CSI

Church of South India

CSU

Christian Social Union

CTM

Concordia Theological Monthly

Domine (Lat. title given learned men in the Middle Ages); equivalent of Master

died

Dan.

Danish

days of the week

Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat.

Doctor of Divinity

del.

delegate

dem.

democracy; democrat(ic)

Den.

Denmark

denom.

denomination(al)

dept.

department

D. g.

Lat. Dei gratia, by the grace of God

dir.

director(s); direct(ed); directing; directress

dist.

district

Dom. Can.

Dominion of Canada

Dr.

Drive

E or E.

east(ern)

Ecclus

Ecclesiasticus; The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach (or simply Sirach)

ed.

edit(ed); edition; editor(ial); editing

educ.

educate(d); educating; education(al, -ally); educator

EELC

Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church

e.g.

Lat. exempli gratia, for example

EKD

Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland

EKU

Evangelische Kirche der Union (1953)

ELC

Evangelical Lutheran Church (Norwegian)

ELCA

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Australia

ELCA

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

ELCC

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada

ELS

Evangelical Lutheran Synod (Norwegian)

em.

Lat. emeritus, retired

emp.

emperor

ENE

east northeast

Eng.

England; English

enl.

enlarged

Epitome

Episc.

Episcopal(ian)

1 and 2 Esd

Esdras

ESE

east southeast

ESEA

Elementary and Secondary Education Act

esp.

especially

est.

estimate(d); establish(ed, -es, -ing, -ment)

et al.

Lat. et alii (or alia), and others

Formula of Concord

FCC (FCCCA)

Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America

fed.

federal; federate(d); federation

ff.

and following

FHA

Federal Housing Administration

Fin.

Finland; Finnish

fl.

flourished

frequency modulation

FMCNA

Foreign Missions Conference of North America

for.

foreign

Fr.

France; French

Frhr.

Freiherr

ft.

foot; feet

gen.

general(ly)

geog.

geographer; geographic(al, -ally); geography

Ger.

German(y)

Gk.

Greek

gov(t).

governor, government

grad.

graduate(d); graduating

Gt. Brit.

Great Britain

Historia Ecclesiastica

Heb.

Hebrew

hist.

historian; historic(al, -ally); history; historico

hosp.

hospital

headquarters

hr.

hour

Hung.

Hungary; Hungarian

ib. or ibid.

in the same place

ICC

International Critical Commentary

i.e.

Lat. id est, that is, namely

IELC

India Evangelical Lutheran Church

IFMA

Interdenominational Foreign Mission Association of North America, Inc.

IMC

International Missionary Council

in.

inch(es)

inc.

incorporated

indep.

independent(ly); independence

ins.

insurance; insured

inst.

institute(d); institution(al)

instn.

institution

instr.

instructor; instructed; instruction

interch.

interchurch

intercong.

intercongregational

interdenom.

interdenominational

internat.

international

intersyn.

intersynodical

introd.

introduce(d); introducing; introduction; introductory

is.

island(s); isle

It.

Italy; Italian

Jap.

Japan(ese)

Jdth

Judith

Jeh. wit.

Jehovah's witnesses

Joh.

Johann(es)

Jr.

Junior

KJV

King James Version

kilometer

L. or Lat.

Latin

Lutheran Brethren

Large Catechism

LCA

Lutheran Church in America

LCC

Lutheran Church—Canada

LCIC

Lutheran Council in Canada

LCMS

Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (adopted July 1947)

LCUSA

Lutheran Council in the U. S. (A.)

LCW

Lutheran Church Women

LDA

Lutheran Deaconess Association

LEA

Lutheran Education Association

LFC

Lutheran Free Church

Lith.

Lithuania(n)

L Jer

The Letter of Jeremiah

Late Latin

LLL

Lutheran Laymen's League

LMS

London Missionary Society

LPH

Lutheran Publication House

Lutheran Quarterly

lt.

lieutenant

Luth.

Lutheran

L.u.W.

Lehre und Wehre

LWC

Lutheran World Convention

LWF

Lutheran World Federation

LWML

Lutheran Women's Missionary League

LXX

Septuagint

Lat. meridies, noon; married

Master of Arts

1 and 2 Mac

Maccabees

Macm.

Macmillan

Man.

Manitoba

Man

The Prayer of Manasseh

MAR

Master of Arts in Religion

math.

mathematician; mathematical; mathematics

MBS

Mutual Broadcasting System

Doctor of Medicine

MDiv

Master of Divinity

M.E.

Methodist Episcopal

Middle English

med.

medical

Medit.

Mediterranean

MELIM

Missouri Evangelical Lutheran India Mission

mem.

member; memorial

Meth.

Methodist

Mex.

Mexico; Mexican

mgr.

manager

mi.

mile(s)

miss.

mission(ary)

Medieval Latin

mo.

month

Months

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Mo. Syn.

Missouri Synod

member of parliament

MPG

J. P. Migne, Patrologiae cursus completus, series Graeca

MPL

J. P. Migne, Patrologiae cursus completus, series Latina

MS (<a href="abbrev.asp?abbrev=ABBR.PL"><I>pl.</I></A> MSS)

manuscript(s)

Mt.

Mount

N or N.

north(ern)

note

NAACP

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

NAE

National Association of Evangelicals

N. Am.

North America(n)

nat.

national

N. B.

New Brunswick

NBC

National Broadcasting Company

NCA

National Council on Alcoholism

NCC (NCCCUSA)

National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America

n.d.

no date

northeast(ern)

NEB

New English Bible

NELC

National Evangelical Lutheran Church (Finnish)

Neth.

Netherlands

Newf.

Newfoundland

NLC

National Lutheran Council

NLCA

Norwegian Lutheran Church of America

no.

number

nondenom.

nondenominational

Norw.

Norway; Norwegian

n.p.

name of publisher, printer, or place of publication not given

NPNF

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers

N.S.

Nova Scotia

New Testament

northwest(ern)

NYC

New York City

NYU

New York University

Old English

Old French

OMF

Overseas Missionary Fellowship (1964 successor to CIM)

Ont.

Ontario

op. cit.

Lat. opere citato, in the work cited

Old Testament

par.

paragraph

par.

paragraph

patrol.

patrologist; patrologic(al); patrology

PEMS

Paris Evangelical Missionary Society

Pent.

Pentecost (al, -alism)

PhD

Doctor of Philosophy

philol.

philologist; philological; philology

philos.

philosopher; philosophic(al, -ally); philosophy

physiol.

physiologist; physiological; physiology

pl.

plural

p.m.

Lat. post meridiem, afternoon, evening

POAU

Protestants and Other Americans United for Separation of Church and State

pol.

politician; political(ly); politics

pop.

population; populated

Port.

Portugal; Portuguese

pref.

preface

pref. d.

preface date

prep.

preparatory

pres.

president

Presb.

Presbyterian

prim.

primitive

print.

printed; printing; printer

prof.

professor

Prot.

Protestant

protect.

protectorate

pro tem.

Lat. pro tempore, temporary

psychol.

psychologist; psychological(ly); psychology

pub.

publish(er, -es, -ed, -ing); publication; public(ly)

q.v.

Lat. quod vide, which see

River

Roman Catholic

RCm

Roman Catholicism

RCs

Roman Catholics

Rd.

Road

reed.

reedited

reest.

reestablish (ed, -ing, -ment)

Ref.

Reformed

regt.

regiment

reinc.

reincorporate(d)

reintrod.

reintroduce(d)

rep.

republic(an)

reprint.

reprinted; reprinting

repub.

republish(ed, -ing)

resp.

respective(ly)

rev.

revise(d); revision; reviser

R.i.p.

Lat. Requiescat in pace, May he (or she) rest in peace

RMS

Rhenish Mission Society

RSV

Revised Standard Version

Russ.

Russia(n)

Revised Version

S or S.

south(ern)

S.S.

Sunday school

Smalcald Articles

Salv. Army

Salvation Army

S.Am.

South America(n)

Sask.

Saskatchewan

sc.

Lat. scilicet, namely

Small Catechism

Scand.

Scandinavia(n)

SCM

Student Christian Movement

Scot.

Scotland; Scottish; Scotch

Solida Declaratio, Thorough Declaration

southeast(ern)

secy.

secretary

sel.

selected; selection

SELC

Slovak Evangelical Lutheran Church; Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches

sem.

seminary

sess.

session

Skt.

Sanskrit

Slov.

Slovak(ia)

soc.

society; social(ly)

sociol.

sociologist; sociological; sociology

Sp.

Spain; Spanish

Span.

Spanish

SPCK

Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge

SPG

Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts

sq.

square

Sr.

Senior

SS.

Saints

SSR

Soviet Socialist Republic

SSW

south southwest

St.

Saint; Street

stand.

standard

States

Ala., Alaska, Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Conn., Del., Fla., Ga., Hawaii, Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N. H., N. J., N. Mex., N. Y., N. C., N. Dak., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R. I., S. C., S. Dak., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W. Va., Wis., Wyo., D. C.

St.L.ed.

St. Louis (Concordia) edition of Luther's Works

STM

Master of Sacred Theology

stud.

studied; student

supt.

superintendent

Sus

Susanna

SVM

Student Volunteer Movement

southwest(ern)

Swed.

Sweden; Swedish

Switz.

Switzerland

syn.

synod(ical)

ThD

Doctor of Theology

The ALC

The American Lutheran Church (1960)

theol.

theologian; theological(ly); theology

Thor.Decl.

Thorough Declaration, Solida Declaratio (also abbr. SD)

TLH

The Lutheran Hymnal

Theological Monthly

Tob

Tobit

Theological Quarterly

TQS

Theologische Quartalschrift

tr.

translate(d); translating; translation; translator

Tractatus

Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope

treas.

treasurer

Trig. or Trigl.

Triglot(ta)

Trin.

Trinity

television

Twp.

Township

University

UAC

Unaltered Augsburg Confession

UDELC

United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Changed name 1945 to United Evangelical Lutheran Church.

UELC

United Evangelical Lutheran Church (see UDELC)

U.F.C. of Scot.

United Free Church of Scotland

ULC(A)

United Lutheran Church in America

United Nations

undergrad.

undergraduate

UNIA

Universal Negro Improvement Association

univs.

universities

unpub.

unpublished

US(A), or U.S.(A.)

United States of America

USSR

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

von; verse

Veterans Administration

VBS

vacation Bible school

VELKD

Vereinigte Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche Deutschlands

vice-pres.

vice-president

viz.

Lat. videlicet, namely

vol.

volume

vs.

versus

vv.

verses

W or W.

west(ern)

Weimar Ausgabe of Luther's Works, main series

WA-Br

Weimar Ausgabe of Luther's Works, letters (Briefe)

WA-DB

Weimar Ausgabe of Luther's Works, Bible (Deutsche Bibel)

WA-T

Weimar Ausgabe of Luther's Works, table talk (Tischreden)

WCC

World Council of Churches

WCTU

Woman's Christian Temperance Union

WELS

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

WFB

World Fellowship of Buddhists

Wis

The Wisdom of Solomon

World War

YMCA

Young Men's Christian Association

yr.

year

YWCA

Young Women's Christian Association

ZKG

Zeitschrift für Kirchengeschichte

etc.

Lat. et cetera, and so forth

Eur.

Europe(an)

Ev. Rev.

Evangelical Review

ev.

evangelical(ly)

Ex. Com.

Executive Committee

ex.

executive

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