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theophoric

theophoric adjective: containing the name of a deity.

Adjective

theophoric (not comparable)

  1. Containing the name of a deity.
    • Elizabeth is still a common theophoric name, even though El is becoming less well known.
    Synonyms:
    theophorous

Synonyms of theophoric

Origin of theophoric

From Ancient Greek θεόφορος (theóphoros, “bearing a god”) + -ic.

Questions about theophoric

What does theophoric mean?
Theophoric means containing the name of a deity.
What part of speech is theophoric?
Theophoric is an adjective.

Words near theophoric in the dictionary

  1. theophobia
  2. theophobias
  3. theophobic
  4. theophobist
  5. theophobists
  6. theophoric
  7. theophorous
  8. theophory
  9. theophrastaceous
  10. Theophrastan
  11. Theophrastean

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