Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

theban alphabet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables: the-ban al-pha-bet
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A substitution cipher of the Latin alphabet, used by early modern occultists.

Etymology

It was first published in Johannes Trithemius's Polygraphia (1518), in which it was attributed to Honorius of Thebes.

Inflected Forms

the Theban alphabet (canonical)

Questions

What does theban alphabet mean?: A substitution cipher of the Latin alphabet, used by early modern occultists.
Where does theban alphabet come from?: It was first published in Johannes Trithemius's Polygraphia (1518), in which it was attributed to Honorius of Thebes.

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