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tophets

tophets is the plural of tophet.

Meaning of tophet

Noun

tophet (plural tophets)

  1. A Carthaginian monument associated with a cemetery for ritually sacrificed children.
    • They are an important factor indicating a corpus of beliefs common to the important central colonies (Carthage, Sousse, Motya, Sulcis, Nora, Tharros), where tophets and accompanying grave stelae have been found.1991, John Boardman, The Cambridge Ancient History (part 1, page 490)

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Questions about tophets

What is tophets the plural of?
Tophets is the plural of tophet.

Words near tophets in the dictionary

  1. topheaviness
  2. topheavy
  3. Topher
  4. tophet
  5. Tophetic
  6. tophets
  7. tophi
  8. tophin
  9. tophs
  10. tophus
  11. topi

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