Meanings
egyptology1
plural egyptologies
- uncommonAlternative letter-case form of Egyptology.
from the popular corpus of sixteenth-century emblematics, bestiaries, encyclopedias, egyptologies, and the like.
1992, Victor Coelho, Music and science in the age of Galileo, page 1023 more examples
People who think they may have priceless Egyptian relics "are coming out of the wood work" as a result of the interest in egyptology which has accompanied the national tour of King Tut's treasures.
1978 April 8, “Tut Exhibit Brings Out Treasure Owners”, in Eugene Register-Guard, Eugene, ORRichard A. Parker, professor emeritus of egyptology at Brown University and an author and researcher on the subject, died on Thursday in Providence
1993 June 5, “Richard Parker, 87, A Scholar at Brown In Egyptology, Dies”, in New York TimesThomas Eric Peet Travelling Prize To encourage study of egyptology and prehistory of the Mediterranean lands and the Near East.
1994, Debra M. Kirby with Gita Siegman, Awards, Honors & Prizes: International and Foreign 1995-96, page 273
Egyptology2
plural Egyptologies · alternative obsolete Ægyptology · alternative uncommon egyptology
- uncountableThe study of ancient Egypt.
- countableA work concerning ancient Egypt.
Origin
- EnglishEgypto-
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- EnglishEgyptology
Translations
Arabic عِلْم اَلْمِصْرِيَّات
- عِلْم اَلْمِصْرِيَّات (ʕilm al-miṣriyyāt)the study of ancient Egypt
Catalan egiptologia
- egiptologiathe study of ancient Egypt
Chinese Mandarin 埃及學 /埃及学
- 埃及學 /埃及学 (āijíxué)the study of ancient Egypt
Czech egyptologie
- egyptologiethe study of ancient Egypt
Dutch egyptologie
- egyptologiethe study of ancient Egypt
Esperanto egiptologio
- egiptologiothe study of ancient Egypt
Estonian egüptoloogia
- egüptoloogiathe study of ancient Egypt
Finnish egyptologia
- egyptologiathe study of ancient Egypt
French égyptologie
- égyptologiethe study of ancient Egypt
German Ägyptologie
- Ägyptologiethe study of ancient Egypt
Greek αιγυπτιολογία
- αιγυπτιολογία (aigyptiología)the study of ancient Egypt
Hindi मिस्रविज्ञान
- मिस्रविज्ञान (misravijñān)the study of ancient Egypt
Hungarian egyiptológia
- egyiptológiathe study of ancient Egypt
Irish Éigipteolaíocht
- Éigipteolaíochtthe study of ancient Egypt
Italian egittologia
- egittologiathe study of ancient Egypt
Japanese エジプト学, 埃及学
- エジプト学 (ejiputo-gaku)the study of ancient Egypt
- 埃及学 (ejiputo-gaku)the study of ancient Egypt
Latin aegyptologia
- aegyptologiathe study of ancient Egypt
Malay kaji Mesir purba
- kaji Mesir purbathe study of ancient Egypt
Norwegian Bokmål egyptologi
- egyptologithe study of ancient Egypt
Persian مصرشناسی
- مصرشناسی (mesr-šenâsi)the study of ancient Egypt
Polish egiptologia
- egiptologiathe study of ancient Egypt
Portuguese egiptologia
- egiptologiathe study of ancient Egypt
Russian египтоло́гия
- египтоло́гия (jegiptológija)the study of ancient Egypt
Slovak egyptológia
- egyptológiathe study of ancient Egypt
Spanish egiptología
- egiptologíathe study of ancient Egypt
Swedish egyptologi
- egyptologithe study of ancient Egypt
Turkish Mısırbilim, Mısıroloji
- Mısırbilimthe study of ancient Egypt
- Mısırolojithe study of ancient Egypt
- Ejiptolojithe study of ancient Egypt
Vietnamese Ai Cập học
- Ai Cập họcthe study of ancient Egypt
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with egyptology
Cite this entry
egyptology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egyptology
“egyptology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egyptology. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “egyptology,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egyptology.
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