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NEOCORATE , a See also:rank or dignity granted by the See also:Senate under the See also:Roman See also:Empire to certain cities of See also:Asia, which had built temples for the See also:worship of the emperors or had established cults of members of the imperial See also:family . The See also:Greek word vsWKOpor meant literally a See also:temple-sweeper (velos, temple, Kopeiu, to sweep), and was thence used both of a temple attendant and of a priestly holder of high rank who was in See also:charge of a temple . |
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