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proscynema

proscynema noun: a formulaic inscription expressing adoration of or homage to a particular deity.

Noun

proscynema (plural proscynemata)

  1. A formulaic inscription expressing adoration of or homage to a particular deity.

Forms of proscynema

pluralproscynemata

Origin of proscynema

From Ancient Greek προσκύνημα (proskúnēma, “adoration”), a word used in the standard Greek formula for such inscriptions.

Questions about proscynema

What does proscynema mean?
Proscynema means a formulaic inscription expressing adoration of or homage to a particular deity.
What part of speech is proscynema?
Proscynema is a noun.
What is the plural of proscynema?
The plural of proscynema is proscynemata.

Words near proscynema in the dictionary

  1. proscuitto
  2. proscutella
  3. proscutellum
  4. proscylliid
  5. proscylliids
  6. proscynema
  7. proscynemata
  8. proscynesis
  9. proscænium
  10. Prosdocimus
  11. prose

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