Egyptology

American  

[ee-jip-tol-uh-jee] / ˌi dʒɪpˈtɒl ə dʒi /

noun

1. the scientific study of Egyptian antiquities.

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Egyptology British  

/ ɪˌdʒɪptəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ˌiːdʒɪpˈtɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the study of the archaeology and language of ancient Egypt

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Other Word Forms

• Egyptological adjective
• Egyptologist noun

Etymology

Origin of Egyptology

First recorded in 1855–60; Egypt + -o- + -logy

Example Sentences

EWF spent its first three Columbia LPs honing its approach: the blend of funk grooves and rock riffs, the proto-self-help philosophizing, the ornate visual style that crossed psychedelia with Egyptology.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

So now there are many quotations from Margaret Murray in the Dictionary for words to do with Egyptology.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2023

Professor Larry Barham, from the University of Liverpool's Department of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, who leads the 'Deep Roots of Humanity' research project said:

From Science Daily • Sep. 20, 2023

Those efforts are in keeping with a growing trend in Egyptology toward giving Egyptians, once overlooked in the study of their own country’s history, more prominence in the field.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2023

Virtually the same applies in Egyptology, in which the study of the Ptolemaic “late period” has long been the neglected stepchild of a discipline engrossed by the Rameseses and Thut- moses of high antiquity.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro