archegete
/ˈɑɹkədʒit/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The founder, progenitor, originator of a group, tradition, or institution.
Example Sentences
- "Lakulīśa (varr. lakuleśa, nakulīśa), which is used as an epithet of Śiva and as the name of that incarnation of Śiva who was the archegete of the Pāśupatas, means literally ‘lord (īśa) of the club (lakula).’"
- "That Antisthenes was the archegete of « the more manly section of the Stoic school » agrees with the suggestions evoked by the title Heracles."
- "Aphidnos was the archegete and perhaps the first ancestor of the people of Aphidna; he expresses in individualised form their claim to be descended from the original inhabitants."
- "The first, and in some ways the most significant, example is offered by Id. 1, which is centred, as we know, around the figure of Daphnis who, according to Timaeus, was the archegete of bucolic poetry."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀρχηγέτης (arkhēgétēs, “founder, leader, progenitor”). Doublet of Archegetes (epithet of Apollo). Compare exegete (from Ancient Greek ἐξηγητής (exēgētḗs)).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ἀρχηγέτης
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɑɹkədʒit/
- British English: /ˈɑːkɪdʒiːt/