adoratrice

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noun

A kind of quasi-royal priestess in Ancient Egypt.

OriginEgyptian dwꜣt →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounadoratrice (plural adoratrices)

plural adoratrices

  1. A kind of quasi-royal priestess in Ancient Egypt.

Origin

  1. Egyptiandwꜣt“adoratrice”
  2. Englishadoratrice

Calque of Egyptian dwꜣt (“adoratrice”), from dwꜣ (“to worship, to praise”) + -t (feminine ending).

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APA

adoratrice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adoratrice

MLA

“adoratrice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adoratrice. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adoratrice,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adoratrice.

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