false door

noun

A recessed carving on an Ancient Egyptian tomb wall representing a palace façade with a door at its center, intended to serve as a threshold between the worlds of the living and the dead, and in front of which offerings were placed.

Similar
ka-door
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Meanings

nounfalse door (plural false doors)

plural false doors

  1. EgyptologyA recessed carving on an Ancient Egyptian tomb wall representing a palace façade with a door at its center, intended to serve as a threshold between the worlds of the living and the dead, and in front of which offerings were placed.

    Synonyms: ka-door

  2. archaeologyA comparable architectural element in tombs of other cultures, such as Etruscan or ancient Sardinian tombs.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see false, door.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA recessed carving on an Ancient Egyptian tomb wall representing a palace façade with a door at its center, intended to serve as a threshold between the worlds of the living and the dead, and in front of which offerings were placed.

Similar
ka-door
Also see
ka-door

Translations

German Scheintür
  • ScheintürEgyptian tomb carving
Cite this entry
APA

false door. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20door

MLA

“false door.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20door. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “false door,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20door.

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