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spondist

spondist noun: an Ancient Egyptian priest responsible for pouring libations of water.

Noun

spondist (plural spondists)

  1. (archaic) An Ancient Egyptian priest responsible for pouring libations of water.
    • Spondists in the temple of Nebt-Hotep;1855, Dunbar Isidore Heath, The Exodus Papyri, London : J.W. Parker, page 175
    • I am the priest in Tattuo, the spondist of Abydos, growing tall among the tall. I am the priest in Abydos, the day of calling the world. I see the hidden places of the Rusta. I am the maker of the Festivals of the Spirit Lord of Tattu.1867, Egypt's Place in Universal History: an Historical Investigation in Five Books Christian C. J. Bunsen: Vol. 5, page 162

Forms of spondist

pluralspondists

Origin of spondist

Calque of Egyptian sqbb (“libator”), participle of sqbb (“to cool, to libate with water”), by way of Ancient Greek σπονδή (spondḗ, “libation”) suffixed with -ist.

Questions about spondist

What does spondist mean?
Spondist means an Ancient Egyptian priest responsible for pouring libations of water.
What part of speech is spondist?
Spondist is a noun.
What is the plural of spondist?
The plural of spondist is spondists.

Words near spondist in the dictionary

  1. spondei
  2. spondeus
  3. spondilodiskitis
  4. spondin
  5. spondins
  6. spondist
  7. spondists
  8. sponditious
  9. Spondon
  10. spondonical
  11. spondonicals

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