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

The altar was termed Tuphon Isiac, sive Βωμος Ισιακος, from the sacra Isiaca, which were performed upon it.

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It has been contended that this was a description of the Isiac temple in Rome.

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It was of no avail to level to the ground the Isiac chapels, and to banish their ministers.

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We may mention here another inscribed tablet, the celebrated Isiac table in the Museum at Turin.

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This is the sacred beetle, which is so often represented in ancient cameos and obelisks, and in the Isiac peplums of the mummies.

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