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empuse

/ɛmˈpjuːz/

empuse noun: a phantom; ghost; spectre.

Noun

empuse (plural empuses)

  1. (obsolete) A phantom; ghost; spectre.
    • But Suidas tells of certain Empuse that used to appear at such times as the Greeks did celebrate the funerals of the dead1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, “[XXVIII Sermons Preached at Golden Grove; Being for the Summer Half-year, […].] ”, in ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd...

Forms of empuse

pluralempuses

Origin of empuse

Latin empusa, from Ancient Greek.

Questions about empuse

What does empuse mean?
Empuse means a phantom; ghost; spectre.
What part of speech is empuse?
Empuse is a noun.
How do you pronounce empuse?
Empuse is pronounced /ɛmˈpjuːz/.
What is the plural of empuse?
The plural of empuse is empuses.

Words near empuse in the dictionary

  1. empurples
  2. empurpling
  3. empusa
  4. empusae
  5. empusas
  6. empuse
  7. empusellous
  8. empuses
  9. empusid
  10. empusids
  11. empuzzle

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