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pharmakos

pharmakos noun: in Ancient Greek religion, the ritualistic sacrifice or exile of a human scapegoat.

Noun

pharmakos (plural pharmakoi)

  1. (historical) In Ancient Greek religion, the ritualistic sacrifice or exile of a human scapegoat.

Forms of pharmakos

pluralpharmakoi

Origin of pharmakos

From Ancient Greek φαρμακός (pharmakós).

Questions about pharmakos

What does pharmakos mean?
Pharmakos means in Ancient Greek religion, the ritualistic sacrifice or exile of a human scapegoat.
What part of speech is pharmakos?
Pharmakos is a noun.
What is the plural of pharmakos?
The plural of pharmakos is pharmakoi.

Words near pharmakos in the dictionary

  1. pharmafood
  2. pharmafoods
  3. Pharmageddon
  4. pharmahuasca
  5. pharmakoi
  6. pharmakos
  7. pharmatheutical
  8. pharmaund
  9. pharmaunds
  10. PharmD
  11. pharmed

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