Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rebis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-bis
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The end product of the alchemical magnum opus, a reunion of opposing qualities such as spirit and matter or male and female, represented by an androgynous being.

noun

An androgyne or hermaphrodite.

Example Sentences

"While the rebis is the final form of alchemical variability, the larger process of alchemy looked to mercury as both the agent and patient of transformative possibilities."
"Within three days Judah discovers that the rebis who won him is on his trail."

Etymology

From Latin rēs (“matter”) + Latin bīna (“double”).

Inflected Forms

rebises (plural)

Questions

What does rebis mean?: The end product of the alchemical magnum opus, a reunion of opposing qualities such as spirit and matter or male and female, represented by an androgynous being.
Where does rebis come from?: From Latin rēs (“matter”) + Latin bīna (“double”).

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