enchytrism

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noun

The burial of a child or a small animal in a vessel such as a pot.

OriginAncient Greek ἐγχυτρισμός →
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Meanings

nounenchytrism (usually uncountable, plural enchytrisms)

plural enchytrisms

  1. uncountableusuallyarchaeologyThe burial of a child or a small animal in a vessel such as a pot.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐγχυτρισμός“enchytrism”
  2. Englishenchytrism

From Ancient Greek ἐγχυτρισμός (enkhutrismós, “enchytrism”), from ἐγχυτρίζω (enkhutrízō, “to expose a newborn in a pot”) + -μός (-mós), from lenited ἐν- (en-, “in-”) and χυτρίζω (khutrízō, “put in a pot”), from χύτρα (khútra, “clay pot”).

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Translations

French enchytrisme
  • enchytrismechild burial in a vessel
Greek εγχυτρισμός
  • εγχυτρισμός (enchytrismós)child burial in a vessel
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enchytrism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enchytrism

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Chicago

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