Serapeum
Americannoun
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Serapeums,
plural
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Serapea
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Serapeum
1835–45; < Late Latin Serāpēum < Greek Serāpeîon
Example Sentences
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According to Tacitus, sick persons were accustomed to pass a night in the Serapeum in order to regain their health.
From Cities of the Dawn by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
In its center arose that solemn triumph of Pharaonic architecture, the Serapeum.
From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Elizabeth Miller
In this extreme, he resolved to make the acquaintance of sages with whom the Serapeum was crowded, judging that among them perhaps he might find the solution of his riddle.
From Hania by Henryk Sienkiewicz
There is no more wisdom in this city, notwithstanding the Museum, notwithstanding the Serapeum, notwithstanding the dreams of Canopus, which die away in orgies.
From The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt by Louis Couperus
Not far away was the Serapeum, or Temple of Serapis, the Goddess of Life, around which were centred the biological sciences, and close by was the medical school.
From Education: How Old The New by James J. Walsh
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