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sebastophant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
se-basto-phant
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who carried images and symbols in processions of the imperial cult of Ancient Rome.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σεβαστοφάντης (Sebastophántēs), from Σεβαστός (Sebastós, calque of Augustus) + φαίνω (phaínō, “show”). Modelled after ἱεροφάντης (hierophántēs).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Σεβαστοφάντης

Inflected Forms

sebastophants (plural) sebastophantes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hierophant

Questions

What does sebastophant mean?
A person who carried images and symbols in processions of the imperial cult of Ancient Rome.
Where does sebastophant come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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