Persis

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Persis \Per"sis\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
     A kind of coloring matter obtained from lichens.
     [1913 Webster]

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:



  Persis
     a female Christian at Rome whom Paul salutes (Rom. 16:12). She
     is spoken of as "beloved," and as having "laboured much in the
     Lord."
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Persis, same as Persia