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dodekatheism

/doʊ.dɛk.əˈθi.ɪ.zəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
Do-de-ka-the-ism
IPA
/doʊ.dɛk.əˈθi.ɪ.zəm/
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of Hellenism (the modern-day revival of the polytheistic religious system of Ancient Greece)

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek δωδεκαθεϊσμός (dodekatheïsmós, “worship of twelve [Olympian] gods”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /doʊ.dɛk.əˈθi.ɪ.zəm/
  • British English: /dəʊ.dɛk.əˈθiː.ɪ.zəm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Dodecatheism (alternative, rare)

Derived Forms

Dodekatheist Dodekatheistic

Synonyms

Hellenism

Questions

How do you pronounce dodekatheism?
The recorded pronunciation is /doʊ.dɛk.əˈθi.ɪ.zəm/.
What does dodekatheism mean?
Synonym of Hellenism (the modern-day revival of the polytheistic religious system of Ancient Greece)
Where does dodekatheism come from?
Borrowed from Greek δωδεκαθεϊσμός (dodekatheïsmós, “worship of twelve [Olympian] gods”).

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