theophoric
/θɪəˈfɒrɪk
/(also theophorous)
adjective
Bearing the name of a god.The ‘fish’ sign could then be a rebus forming part of a theophoric name - a very common occurrence in Indian culture, where people are often named after gods and goddesses....
- Punic names were characteristically theophoric, and the Romanizing upper classes of North Africa typically assumed Latin names that retained the religious or moralistic connotations of the originals.
- The theophoric element ‘nabu’ appears in names like Nabonaid, Nabopolasser, and Nabuchadnezzer.
Rhymes
- well disposed
- well-disputed
- well-dissected
- well-dissembled
- well-distinguished
- well-divided
- well-documented
- well-doer
- well-doing
- well done
- well-dowered
- well drag
- well drain
- well-drained
- well-drawn
- well dressed
- well-dresser
- well dressing
- well-dried
- well drill
- well-drilled
- well driller
- well drilling
- well-driven
- well-dunged