E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Heart.
A variety of the word core. (Latin, cord’, the heart; Greek, kard’; Sanskrit, herd’; Anglo-Saxon, heorte.)
1
Heart (in Christian art), the attribute of St. There’sa.
2
The flaming heart (in Christian art), the symbol of charity. An attribute of St. Augustine, denoting the fervency of his devotion. The heart of the Saviour is frequently so represented.
