tewahedo
/təˈwɑ.h(ə).doʊ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "For many Ethiopian Orthodox, history has forged an almost patriotic link between Tewahedo Christology and loyalty to their nation against the incursion of foreign religious ideas."
- "It is important to note that the interiors of many old Tewahedo churches are entirely covered with outsized mural icons."
- "The Tewahedo tradition brings all this worldwide heritage together in a synthesis that makes it purely Ethiopian."
Etymology
Borrowed from Ge'ez ተዋሕዶ (täwaḥdo), related to አሐዱ (ʾäḥädu, “one”). Compare Arabic تَوْحِيد (tawḥīd).