Isiac

[ is-ee-ak, iz-, ahy-see- ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Isiac¹

1700–10; < Latin Īsiacus < Greek Īsiakós. See Isis, -ac

Example Sentences

"It's about inequality which is about civil rights," according to Mississippi minister Dr Isiac Jackson Jr, chair of the Mississippi Alliance for Fairness at Nissan.

From BBC

But Reverend Isiac Jackson, pastor of the Liberty Missionary Baptist Church in Canton, said management at Nissan's plant has worked to prevent employees from voting on union representation, which is reminiscent of the time when Mississippi's leaders tried to prevent black citizens from voting.

From Reuters

But Reverend Isiac Jackson, pastor of the Liberty Missionary Baptist Church in Canton, said management at Nissan's plant has worked to prevent employees from voting on union representation, which is reminiscent of the time when Mississippi's leaders tried to prevent black citizens from voting.

From Reuters

The Rev. Isiac Jackson, who chairs the Mississippi Alliance for Fairness at Nissan, said he’s willing to abide by a vote’s outcome, as long as it happens on more favorable terms.

From Seattle Times

The number three, was employed with mystic solemnity, and in the emblematical hands which seem to have been borne on the top of a staff or sceptre in the Isiac processions, the thumb and two forefingers are held up to signify the three primary and general personifications.

From Project Gutenberg