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nomen sacrum

/ˌnoʊmən ˈsækɹəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
nomen sacrum
IPA
/ˌnoʊmən ˈsækɹəm/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An abbreviation of a commonly-occurring holy name or title in early Christian manuscripts, consisting of at least two letters from the full spelling spanned by an overline.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin nomen sacrum (“holy name”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌnoʊmən ˈsækɹəm/
  • British English: /ˌnəʊmɛn ˈseɪkɹəm/

Inflected Forms

nomina sacra (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce nomen sacrum?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnoʊmən ˈsækɹəm/.
What does nomen sacrum mean?
An abbreviation of a commonly-occurring holy name or title in early Christian manuscripts, consisting of at least two letters from the full spelling spanned by an overline.
Where does nomen sacrum come from?
Unadapted borrowing from Latin nomen sacrum (“holy name”).

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