单词 | isiac |
释义 | Isiacadj.n. A. adj. Of or relating to Isis, the principal goddess of ancient Egyptian mythology. Isiac table, a copper tablet of unknown origin, now in the royal gallery of Turin, containing figures of Egyptian deities with Isis in the middle. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > other deities > [adjective] > of Egypt > of or relating to Isis Isiacal1613 Isiac1740 1740 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses iv. vi, in Wks. (1811) IV. 296 There is a famous antique monument.. well known to the curious by the name of the Isiac or Bembine Table. 1796 J. Owen Trav. Europe I. 320 The second, or Isiac table, is considered as one of the most precious monuments of ancient times, which Italy preserves. 1876 W. E. Gladstone Homeric Synchronism 234 This head, with the snakes, was apparently an Isiac symbol. B. n. A priest or worshipper of Isis. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > kinds of worship > [noun] > of a deity > one who worships Isis Isiac1708 society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > kinds of priest > [noun] > Egyptian pastophorus1706 Isiac1708 pastophore1795 1708 P. A. Motteux Wks. F. Rabelais (1737) v. iv. 13 The Egyptian Heathens..us'd to constitute their Isiacs, by shaving them. Derivatives Isiacal adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > other deities > [adjective] > of Egypt > of or relating to Isis Isiacal1613 Isiac1740 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 570 The Isiacall rites. 1889 F. W. Farrar Lives Fathers I. iii. 115 The Isiacal traditions of Egypt. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < |
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