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theophorous

theophorous adjective: synonym of theophoric.

Adjective

theophorous (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of theophoric
    • An objection to the Kenite hypothesis has been raised by T. J . Meek, on the basis that Jochebed, the name of Moses' mother, is a theophorous name containing as a prefix the element yō, implying that the family of Moses were Yahweh worshippers.1975, G Parke-Taylor, (Yehovah): The Divine Name in the Bible, →ISBN, page 26
    • Names of this sort, theophorous or basilophorous, were regularly given to foreigners residing in Egypt from the New Kingdom onwards, if not earlier; even Joseph was no exception.1981, Ernst Grumach, Kadmos - Volumes 20-22, page 151
    Synonyms:
    theophoric

Synonyms of theophorous

Questions about theophorous

What does theophorous mean?
Theophorous means synonym of theophoric.
What part of speech is theophorous?
Theophorous is an adjective.

Words near theophorous in the dictionary

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

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