Apis

[ ey-pis ]

/ ˈeɪ pɪs /

noun Egyptian Religion.

a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.

Also called Ha·pi

[hah-pee, khah-pee], /ˈhɑ pi, ˈxɑ pi/, Hap

[hahp, khahp] /hɑp, xɑp/ .

Origin of Apis

First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin Āpis, from Greek Âpis, from Egyptian ḥjpw

Words nearby Apis

apiece, à pied, Apiezon, API gravity scale, apiology, Apis, apish, pitched battle, a, apivorous, APL, A place for everything and everything in its place

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Example sentences from the Web for Apis

The first object of interest is the Serapeum, or Apis Mausoleum.
Reminiscences of Travel in Australia, America, and Egypt|Richard Tangye
When the Apis died of old age he was honoured with a splendid funeral.
The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI)|Max Duncker
The sacred goat of Mendes suffered the same fate as the Apis, and doubtless none of the other sacred animals were spared.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 9 (of 12)|G. Maspero
The king of Egypt arrived the first, mounted upon the bull Apis, and holding in his hand the cithern of Isis.
Voltaire's Romances|Franois-Marie Arouet

He scourged the priests of Apis, and massacred in the streets those Egyptians who were keeping the festival.
Ancient Egypt|George Rawlinson

British Dictionary definitions for Apis

Apis

/ (ˈɑːpɪs) /

noun

(in ancient Egypt) a sacred bull worshipped at Memphis

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单词	apis
释义	Apis [ ey-pis ] / ˈeɪ pɪs / noun Egyptian Religion. a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis. Also called Ha·pi [hah-pee, khah-pee], /ˈhɑ pi, ˈxɑ pi/, Hap [hahp, khahp] /hɑp, xɑp/ . Origin of Apis First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin Āpis, from Greek Âpis, from Egyptian ḥjpw Words nearby Apis apiece, à pied, Apiezon, API gravity scale, apiology, Apis, apish, pitched battle, a, apivorous, APL, A place for everything and everything in its place Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Apis The first object of interest is the Serapeum, or Apis Mausoleum. Reminiscences of Travel in Australia, America, and Egypt\|Richard Tangye When the Apis died of old age he was honoured with a splendid funeral. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI)\|Max Duncker The sacred goat of Mendes suffered the same fate as the Apis, and doubtless none of the other sacred animals were spared. History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 9 (of 12)\|G. Maspero The king of Egypt arrived the first, mounted upon the bull Apis, and holding in his hand the cithern of Isis. Voltaire's Romances\|Franois-Marie Arouet He scourged the priests of Apis, and massacred in the streets those Egyptians who were keeping the festival. Ancient Egypt\|George Rawlinson British Dictionary definitions for Apis Apis / (ˈɑːpɪs) / noun (in ancient Egypt) a sacred bull worshipped at Memphis Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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