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Webster 1913 Edition
Thebaic
The-ba′ic
,Adj.
[L.
thebaicus
, Gr. [GREEK].] Of or pertaining to Thebes in Egypt; specifically, designating a version of the Bible preserved by the Copts, and esteemed of great value by biblical scholars. This version is also called the Sahidic version.
Definition 2024
Thebaic
Thebaic
English
Alternative forms
- thebaic
Adjective
Thebaic (not comparable) (rare, archaic)
- Theban; Of or pertaining to Thebes, especially in the context of the Coptic scriptures.
- 1957, Heinrich Boll, L. Vennewitz (tr.) - priests, monks, missionaries who, by way of this strange detour via Ireland, brought the spirit of Thebaic ascetisism to Europe
- Of or pertaining to opium.
- 1791, William Lewis, The Edinburgh New Dispensatory - Thebaic extract, half a dram.
Proper noun
Thebaic
- The Sahidic dialect of the Coptic language.
Noun
Thebaic (plural Thebaics)
- (archaic) An opium-based medication or tincture such as laudanum.
References
- The Oxford English Dictionary