Isiac

[ is-ee-ak, iz-, ahy-see- ]

/ ˈɪs iˌæk, ˈɪz-, ˈaɪ si- /

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adjective

of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.

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Also I·si·a·cal

[ih-sahy-uh-kuhl, ahy-sahy-]. /ɪˈsaɪ ə kəl, aɪˈsaɪ-/.

Origin of Isiac

1700–10; <Latin Īsiacus<Greek Īsiakós.See Isis, -ac

Words nearby Isiac

Ishmaelite, Ishtar, Ishtar Terra, Ishum, Ishvara, Isiac, isidioid, isidium, Isidor, Isidora, Isidore of Seville

How to use Isiac in a sentence

The altar was termed Tuphon Isiac, sive Βωμος Ισιακος, from the sacra Isiaca, which were performed upon it.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)|Jacob Bryant
It has been contended that this was a description of the Isiac temple in Rome.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 1|Plotinos (Plotinus)
It was of no avail to level to the ground the Isiac chapels, and to banish their ministers.
Magic and Witchcraft|Anonymous
We may mention here another inscribed tablet, the celebrated Isiac table in the Museum at Turin.
Museum of Antiquity|L. W. Yaggy

This is the sacred beetle, which is so often represented in ancient cameos and obelisks, and in the Isiac peplums of the mummies.
Zoological Mythology (Volume II)|Angelo de Gubernatis