Ecclesfield.
_D. O. M._--I am emboldened by the Query respecting "Tandem D. O. M. (Vol.
iii., p. 62.) to ask, what is the solution of D. O. M.? On the head of a
tombstone, the inscription is frequent on the continent. I am aware that it
is interpreted "Deo Optimo Maximo" when occurring in the dedication of a
church; but it appears on a tomb to supply the place of our M.S., or the
D. M. of the Romans. Can any of your readers give me the true meaning? It
must be well known, I should think, to all who have studied inscriptions.
As I am indebted to Faber Marinus for an excuse for putting this Query, it
is only courteous to suggest a solution to his D. O. M.--may it be "Datus
omnino Musis?"
[Greek: Oo.]
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