anastenarissa
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A woman who takes part in the Anastenaria.
Example Sentences
- "Therefore, an old Anastenarissa may greet a young Anastenaride, not necessarily because he is a new member, but because he has inherited the position from his deceased grandmother who was an Anastenarissa."
- "These kerchiefs symbolized the bond uniting husband and wife, as in the context of the Anastenaria they symbolize the bond between Saint Constantine and the possessed Anastenarissa."
- "When she began to dance at the konaki, these people said that she was a real Anastenarissa because she had “become one blood” (eyine ena ema) with her husband when she married him and gave birth to his children."