Osiris

American  

[oh-sahy-ris] / oʊˈsaɪ rɪs /

noun

Egyptian Religion.

1. the king and judge of the dead, the husband and brother of Isis, and father (or brother) of Horus, killed by Set but later resurrected (after Horus killed Set): usually depicted as a man, partly wrapped as a mummy, having a beard and wearing the atef-crown.

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Osiris British  

/ əʊˈsaɪrɪs /

noun

1. an ancient Egyptian god, ruler of the underworld and judge of the dead

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Other Word Forms

• Osirian adjective

Example Sentences

It opens with Ankhmerwer standing in adoration before a gilded Osiris.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

A spacecraft called Osiris Rex unfurled a robotic arm to collect some of the 500m-wide space rock, before packing it into a capsule and returning it to Earth in 2023.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2025

The next week, however, St. Brown’s brother, Osiris, scored on a similar play for Stanford.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2025

An exception: Thousands of analysts across the 18 U.S. intelligence agencies now use a CIA-developed gen AI called Osiris.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024

“But why worry, tomorrow everyone will have cakes and beer. Aye,” he mused, “Great Osiris is ready to loose his flood over the land once more. Seen any hangings lately?”

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw