hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia

/hɛk.səˌkəʊ.si.ɔɪ.hɛkˌsɛ.kən.təˌhɛk.səˈfəʊ.bi.ə/

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"You'll see “lucky” 666 in many shop windows across China, which may come as a shock to believers in the Beast and those with hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia."
"Fear of certain numbers will not help you. Just ask someone who suffers from triskaidekaphobia, tetraphobia, or hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia."

Ancient Greek ἑξακόσιοι (hexakósioi, “six hundred”) + ἑξήκοντα (hexḗkonta, “sixty”) + ἕξ (héx, “six”) + -phobia

hexakosioihexekontahexaphobe hexakosioihexekontahexaphobic

Number of the Beast

hexakosioihekkaidekaphobia Number of the Beast

homophobia phobia xenophobia claustrophobia agoraphobia zenobia arachnophobia photophobia trypophobia hydrophobia acrophobia coulrophobia

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How do you pronounce hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia?

The recorded pronunciation is /hɛk.səˌkəʊ.si.ɔɪ.hɛkˌsɛ.kən.təˌhɛk.səˈfəʊ.bi.ə/.

What does hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia mean?

An irrational fear of the number 666.

Where does hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia come from?

Ancient Greek ἑξακόσιοι (hexakósioi, “six hundred”) + ἑξήκοντα (hexḗkonta, “sixty”) + ἕξ (héx, “six”) + -phobia

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