phenix

American  

[fee-niks] / ˈfi nɪks /

noun

1. a variant of phoenix.

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phenix British  

/ ˈfiːnɪks /

noun

1. a US spelling of phoenix

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Example Sentences

There is a figure of the great Platonic year with a phenix on his hand on the reverse of a medal of Adrian.

From The Botanic Garden A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation by Darwin, Erasmus

I already feel as though I were nine-tenths of the way to the abode of the phenix.

From Stories by English Authors: The Orient (Selected by Scribners) by Roberts, Morley

I am only the echo of vague rumors, otherwise I have no reason to defame this phenix of notaries.

From Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 by Sue, Eugène

I saw that Knight Templar thrice borne to the ground, by the powerful arm in the sable mail, and thrice arise again, like a phenix from its ashes, to renew the deadly struggle.

From The Duke's Prize; a Story of Art and Heart in Florence by Ballou, Maturin Murray

Then let the Eastern world brag and be proud135 Of one coy phenix, while we have a brood, A brood of phenixes: while we have brother And sister-phenixes, and still the mother.

From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard