Definition of "sola" []

• A plural of solum. (noun)
• By oneself; alone. Used as a stage direction to a female character. (adverb)

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• "In contrast, Martin Luther and his Reformers had 5 main slogans, all using the word "sola," which is the Latin word for "alone.""
• "James, my point was that it's true that something other than the content of the Bible determined what would be in the Bible, as Protestants have always recognised, including those who gave us the phrase sola scriptura."
• "And, though they never used the phrase sola scritpura or "scripture alone," if they had used it they would have considered it to be a very Catholic concept."