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Sothis

[ soh-this ]

noun

  1. the name for the star Sirius, the Dog Star, given by the ancient Egyptians.


Sothis

/ ˈsəʊθɪs /

noun

  1. another name for Sirius
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • So·thic [soh, -thik, soth, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Sothis1

< Greek Sṓthis < Egyptian spdt
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Sothis1

Greek; see Sothic
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Example Sentences

This period, measured thus by the heliacal rising of Sothis, is spoken of as the Sothic cycle.

The Egyptians worshipped the star as Sothis, and it was believed to be the abode of the soul of Isis.

Hence the priests of Lower Egypt commenced the reign of the seven great gods with the beginning of a Sothis period.

Then followed, beginning like the rest with the beginning of a Sothis period, the rule of human kings.

The beginning of the inundation of the Nile was marked by the rising of the star Sothis or Sirius.

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