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Setian

Setian adjective: of or relating to the Egyptian god Set.

Adjective

Setian (comparative more Setian, superlative most Setian)

  1. Of or relating to the Egyptian god Set
    • The Oryx was one of the Setian animals and it was perhaps during the wars of the “Followers of Horus” (i.e., the Falcon people) with the Set clan, towards the end of the IInd Dynasty, that this conquest took place.1914, Percy E. Newberry, “Notes on some Egyptian Nome Ensigns and their Historical Significance”, in Ancient Egypt, issue, page 6
    • Under the New Empire Rameses II, whose father was named Seti, the ‘Setian’, did not hesitate to proclaim himself the ‘Beloved of Set’.1959, Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, page 20
    Antonyms:
    Osirian, Horian
  2. Of or relating to the Temple of Set, its members, or its doctrines

Noun

Setian (plural Setians)

  1. A member of the Temple of Set, an occultist organization following the left-hand path.

Synonyms of Setian

Antonyms

Forms of Setian

Adjective
comparativemore Setian
superlativemost Setian
Noun
pluralSetians

Origin of Setian

From Set + -ian.

Words formed from Setian

Questions about Setian

What does Setian mean?
Setian means of or relating to the Egyptian god Set.
What part of speech is Setian?
Setian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Setian in the dictionary

  1. Sethite
  2. Sethites
  3. sethood
  4. sethoxydim
  5. SETI
  6. Setian
  7. Setianism
  8. Setians
  9. Setien
  10. setiferous
  11. setiform

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