Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

herostratus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hero-s-tra-tus
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

an Ancient Greek arsonist who destroyed the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, in order to become famous

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Hērostratus, from Ancient Greek Ἡρόστρατος (Hēróstratos).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ἡρόστρατος

Inflected Forms

Herostratos (alternative)

Derived Forms

herostratic

Phrases

herostratic fame

Questions

What does herostratus mean?: an Ancient Greek arsonist who destroyed the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, in order to become famous
Where does herostratus come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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