Etymology

serapeum

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Today it means: A temple or other religious institution dedicated to the syncretic Greco-Egyptian deity Serapis. Full definition →

Latin [Term?] ← Ancient Greek Σεραπεῖον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣεραπεῖον
  2. Latin · derived from[Term?]
  3. English todayserapeum

From Latin [Term?], from Ancient Greek Σεραπεῖον (Serapeîon).

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