Pharaonic

American  

[fair-ey-on-ik, far-] / ˌfɛər eɪˈɒn ɪk, ˌfær- /

adjective

1. Sometimes pharonic of or like a Pharaoh.

   living in Pharaonic splendor.

2. Usually pharonic impressively or overwhelmingly large, luxurious, etc..

   a construction project of pharaonic proportions.

3. pharonic, cruelly oppressive; tyrannical.

   pharaonic tax laws.

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Other Word Forms

• pre-Pharaonic adjective

Etymology

Origin of Pharaonic

First recorded in 1790–1800; from Greek Pharaōn- (stem of Pharaṓ Pharaoh ( def. ) ) + -ic

Example Sentences

Recently, an expedition of Japanese and Egyptian archaeologists unearthed three such masks in a series of cut-rock tombs in the cliffs of Saqqara, a primary burial site for the Pharaonic capital of Memphis.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

"Almost any subject you want to study about Pharaonic civilization is available on the tomb walls at Giza," Der Manuelian says.

From National Geographic • Dec. 20, 2023

But Egypt has already launched counterprogramming plans to tell its own version of the Pharaonic ruler’s story using “the highest levels of research and scrutiny.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2023

SAQQARA, Egypt — Egypt on Thursday unveiled dozens of new archaeological discoveries, including two ancient tombs, at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside of the capital Cairo.

From Washington Times • Jan. 26, 2023

They became the nomes of Pharaonic Egypt, separate districts resembling to a certain degree the States of the American Republic, and preserving to the last their independent life and organisation.

From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)