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Herostratus

Herostratus proper noun: an Ancient Greek arsonist who destroyed the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, in order to become famous.

Proper noun

Herostratus

  1. an Ancient Greek arsonist who destroyed the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, in order to become famous

Forms of Herostratus

alternative formHerostratos

Origin of Herostratus

Learned borrowing from Latin Hērostratus, from Ancient Greek Ἡρόστρατος (Hēróstratos).

Words formed from Herostratus

Questions about Herostratus

What does Herostratus mean?
Herostratus means an Ancient Greek arsonist who destroyed the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, in order to become famous.
What part of speech is Herostratus?
Herostratus is a proper noun.

Words near Herostratus in the dictionary

  1. heroships
  2. herostratic
  3. herostratic fame
  4. herostratically
  5. Herostratos
  6. Herostratus
  7. herotheism
  8. Heroux
  9. herp
  10. herp derp
  11. herp-a-derp

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