Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pharmakos

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phar-makos
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Ancient Greek religion, the ritualistic sacrifice or exile of a human scapegoat.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φαρμακός (pharmakós).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: φαρμακός

Inflected Forms

pharmakoi (plural)

Questions

What does pharmakos mean?: In Ancient Greek religion, the ritualistic sacrifice or exile of a human scapegoat.
Where does pharmakos come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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