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phoenix definition

phoe·nix (fē′niks)

noun

  1. Egypt. Myth. a beautiful, lone bird which lives in the Arabian desert for 500 or 600 years and then sets itself on fire, rising renewed from the ashes to start another long life: a symbol of immortality
  2. a S constellation between Eridanus and Grus

Etymology: altered (infl. by L) < OE & OFr fenix < L phoenix < Gr phoinix, phoenix, dark-red, Phoenician, akin to phoinos, blood-red, deadly

Phoenix definition

Phoe·nix (fē′niks)

capital of Ariz., in the SC part, near the Salt River: pop. 1,321,000

Etymology: in allusion to the phoenix

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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