Apis Definition

āpĭs
noun
A sacred bull of the ancient Egyptians, revered as an intermediary between Ptah and humans.
American Heritage
The sacred bull worshiped as the embodiment of Osiris.
Webster's New World

Plural form of API.

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Synonyms:
  • genus Apis

Origin of Apis

  • Latin Āpis from Greek from Egyptian ḥp

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Apis Sentence Examples

  • Now the ruins of the city, the great temple of Ptah, the dwelling of Apis, and the palaces of the kings, are traceable only by a few stones among the palm trees and fields and heaps of rubbish.

  • One of the chief monuments is the Serapeum or sepulchre of the Apis bulls, discovered by Mariette in 1851.

  • Spencer in his De legibus Hebraeorum saw in the Passover a practical protest against the Egyptian worship of Apis.

  • The origin of this particular form of worship can scarcely be sought in Egypt; the Apis which was worshipped there was a live bull, and image-worship was common among the Canaanites in connexion with the cult of Baal and Astarte (qq.v.).

  • Artaxerxes used his victory with great cruelty; he plundered the Egyptian temples and is said to have killed the Apis.

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Words Starting With

AAPAPI

Words Ending With

SISPIS

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Apis

Words Starting With A and Ending With S

Starts With A & Ends With SStarts With AP & Ends With SStarts With A & Ends With IS

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With A4 Letter Words Ending With S