serapeum

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noun

A temple or other religious institution dedicated to the syncretic Greco-Egyptian deity Serapis.

OriginLatin [Term?] ← Ancient Greek Σεραπεῖον →
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Meanings

nounserapeum (plural serapea)

plural serapea · alternative serapeium · alternative serapeion

  1. historicalA temple or other religious institution dedicated to the syncretic Greco-Egyptian deity Serapis.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΣεραπεῖον
  2. Latin[Term?]
  3. Englishserapeum

From Latin [Term?], from Ancient Greek Σεραπεῖον (Serapeîon).

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Translations

Arabic سِرَابِيُوم
  • سِرَابِيُوم (sirābiyūm)temple dedicated to Serapis
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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