Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

theolepsy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: the-olep-sy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Possession by a deity; divine inspiration.

Uncountable

Etymology

From theo- + -lepsy, or directly from Ancient Greek θεοληψία (theolēpsía, “divine inspiration; superstition”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: θεοληψία

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does theolepsy mean?: Possession by a deity; divine inspiration.
Where does theolepsy come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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