Thebaic

English

Alternative forms

  • thebaic

Etymology

From Latin thebaicus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θɪˈbeɪ.ɪk/

Adjective

Thebaic (not comparable) (rare, archaic)

  1. Theban; of or pertaining to Thebes, especially in the context of the Coptic scriptures.
    • 1957, Heinrich Boll, translated by L. Vennewitz, Irish Journal:
      priests, monks, missionaries who, by way of this strange detour via Ireland, brought the spirit of Thebaic asceticism to Europe; […]
  2. Of or pertaining to opium.
    • 1791, William Lewis, The Edinburgh New Dispensatory:
      Thebaic extract, half a dram.

Proper noun

Thebaic

  1. The Sahidic dialect of the Coptic language.

Noun

Thebaic (plural Thebaics)

  1. (archaic) An opium-based medication or tincture such as laudanum.

References

  • The Oxford English Dictionary

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