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sebastophant

sebastophant noun: a person who carried images and symbols in processions of the imperial cult of Ancient Rome.

Noun

sebastophant (plural sebastophants or sebastophantes)

  1. (historical) A person who carried images and symbols in processions of the imperial cult of Ancient Rome.

Forms of sebastophant

pluralsebastophants
pluralsebastophantes

Origin of sebastophant

From Ancient Greek Σεβαστοφάντης (Sebastophántēs), from Σεβαστός (Sebastós, calque of Augustus) + φαίνω (phaínō, “show”). Modelled after ἱεροφάντης (hierophántēs).

Questions about sebastophant

What does sebastophant mean?
Sebastophant means a person who carried images and symbols in processions of the imperial cult of Ancient Rome.
What part of speech is sebastophant?
Sebastophant is a noun.
What is the plural of sebastophant?
The plural of sebastophant is sebastophants.

Words near sebastophant in the dictionary

  1. sebastids
  2. Sebastion
  3. sebastokrator
  4. sebastokrators
  5. sebastomania
  6. sebastophant
  7. sebastophantes
  8. sebastophants
  9. Sebastopol
  10. Sebastopols
  11. Sebat

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