Serapis

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proper noun

A Graeco-Egyptian god devised during the 3rd century BC as a means to unify the Greeks and Egyptians in the realm of Ptolemy I.

OriginLatin Serāpis ← Ancient Greek Σάρᾱπις ← Egyptian wsjr-ḥp →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Sarapis

  1. A Graeco-Egyptian god devised during the 3rd century BC as a means to unify the Greeks and Egyptians in the realm of Ptolemy I.

Origin

  1. Egyptianwsjr-ḥp
  2. Ancient GreekΣάρᾱπις
  3. LatinSerāpis
  4. EnglishSerapis

Borrowed from Latin Serāpis, from Ancient Greek Σάρᾱπις (Sárāpis), from Egyptian wsjr-ḥp, from wsjr (“Osiris”) + ḥp (“Apis”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Σᾰ́ρᾱπῐς
  • Σᾰ́ρᾱπῐς (Sắrāpĭs)Graeco-Egyptian god
French Sérapis
  • SérapisGraeco-Egyptian god
Latin Serapis
  • SerapisGraeco-Egyptian god

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

paresis
Cite this entry
APA

Serapis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Serapis

MLA

“Serapis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Serapis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Serapis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Serapis.

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