"Serapis" meaning in English

See Serapis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Sarapis [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Serāpis, from Ancient Greek Σάρᾱπις (Sárāpis), from Egyptian wsjr-ḥp, from wsjr (“Osiris”) + ḥp (“Apis”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|Serāpis}} Borrowed from Latin Serāpis, {{der|en|grc|Σάρᾱπις}} Ancient Greek Σάρᾱπις (Sárāpis), {{der|en|egy|wsjr-ḥp}} Egyptian wsjr-ḥp Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Serapis
  1. A Graeco-Egyptian god devised during the 3rd century BC as a means to unify the Greeks and Egyptians in the realm of Ptolemy I. Wikipedia link: Serapis Categories (topical): Ancient Egypt, Gods Derived forms: Serapic Related terms: Serapeum Translations (Graeco-Egyptian god): ⲥⲉⲣⲁⲡⲓⲥ (serapis) (Coptic), Sérapis [masculine] (French), Serapis [masculine] (Latin)

Alternative forms

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