δωδεκαθεϊσμός

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Etymology[edit]

From δωδεκάθε(ο) (dodekáthe(o), the twelve gods) (Ancient Greek δωδεκάθεον n (dōdekátheon) from δωδεκάθεος (dōdekátheos) adjective) + -ισμός (-ismós, -ism). The form δωδεκαθεΐα (dodekatheḯa), already in 1830[1]by Adamantios Koraïs.[2] Combining form, δωδεκα- (dodeka-, twelve).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ðo.ðe.ka.θe.iˈsmos/
  • Hyphenation: δω‧δε‧κα‧θε‧ϊ‧σμός

Noun[edit]

δωδεκαθεϊσμός (dodekatheïsmósm (usually uncountable, plural δωδεκαθεϊσμοί)

  1. (religion) Hellenism (the modern-day revival of the polytheistic religious system of Ancient Greece and Rome)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ δωδεκαθεϊσμός p.315, vol.1 - Koumanoudis, Stefanos Αth. (1900) Συναγωγὴ νέων λέξεων ὑπὸ τῶν λογίων πλασθεισῶν ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀλώσεως μέχρι τῶν καθ’ ἡμᾶς χρόνων. Sunagōgḕ néōn léxeōn hupò tôn logíōn plastheisôn apò tês Alṓseōs mékhri tôn kath’ hēmâs khrónōn. [A collection of new words created by scholars from the fall of Constantinople until our times.] (In Katharevousa, Greek) Vols:1‑2. Athens: P. Dh. Sakellariou. @anemi, abbreviations (V).
  2. ^ Korais, Adamantios, Άτακτα [Atakta] (in Greek Katharevousa), vol.3. Paris: Didot, 1830, p.429

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