archegetes
/ɑɹˈkɛ.d͡ʒɪ.tiːz/
archegetes is the alternative form of archegete.
archegetes is the plural of archegete.
Meaning of archegete
Noun
archegete (plural archegetes)
- The founder, progenitor, originator of a group, tradition, or institution.
- Lakulīśa (varr. lakuleśa, nakulīśa), which is used as an epithet of Śiva and as the name of that incarnation of Śiva who was the archegete of the Pāśupatas, means literally ‘lord (īśa) of the club (lakula).’1962, The Harvard Theological Review, page 296
Proper noun capitalized: Archegetes
Archegetes
- Leader or founder; an epithet of the god Apollo.
Forms of archegetes
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | archegetes |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Archigetes |
Origin of archegetes
Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀρχηγέτης (arkhēgétēs).
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρχηγέτης (arkhēgétēs, “leader, chieftain”).
Questions about archegetes
- What does archegetes mean?
- Archegetes means leader or founder; an epithet of the god Apollo.
- What is archegetes the alternative form of?
- Archegetes is the alternative form of archegete.
- What part of speech is archegetes?
- Archegetes is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce archegetes?
- Archegetes is pronounced /ɑɹˈkɛ.d͡ʒɪ.tiːz/.
Words near archegetes in the dictionary
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