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

See Examples For:

Pharaonic

"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

This section is augmented by items in the Brooklyn Museum’s collection, including gold rings from Pharaonic dynasties and early 20th-century beadwork from southern Africa.

From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 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

The silence of all other myths of the Pharaonic religion on this head render it very likely that the above is merely a foreign tradition, recently introduced, and no doubt of Asiatic and Chaldean origin.

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 by Various