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Webster 1913 Edition
Osiris
O-si′ris
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Noun.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK]; of Egyptian origin.]
(Myth.)
One of the principal divinities of Egypt, the brother and husband of
– Isis
. He was figured as a mummy wearing the royal cap of Upper Egypt, and was symbolized by the sacred bull, called Apis. Cf. Serapis
. O-sir′i-an
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, Adj.
Definition 2024
Osiris
Osiris
English
Osiris
Proper noun
Osiris
- The Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld.
Translations
Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld