Apis

[ey-pis]

noun

Egyptian Religion.

1. a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.

Apis

/ ˈɑːpɪs /

noun

1. (in ancient Egypt) a sacred bull worshipped at Memphis

Word History and Origins

Origin of Apis¹

First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin Āpis, from Greek Âpis, from Egyptian ḥjpw