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hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia

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Etymology

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Ancient Greek ἑξακόσιοι (hexakósioi, “six hundred”) + ἑξήκοντα (hexḗkonta, “sixty”) + ἕξ (héx, “six”) +‎ -phobia

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hɛk.səˌkəʊ.si.ɔɪ.hɛkˌsɛ.kən.təˌhɛk.səˈfəʊ.bi.ə/
  • Audio (UK):(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊbiə

Noun

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hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia (uncountable)

  1. (psychology) An irrational fear of the number 666.
    • 2008 May 6, Deborah Aaronson with Kevin Kwan, Luck: The Essential Guide, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OL, page 132:
      You'll see “lucky” 666 in many shop windows across China, which may come as a shock to believers in the Beast and those with hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia.
    • 2009 November 3, Patricia Kirkman with Katherine A. Gleason, The Complete Idiot's Guide: Numerology Workbook‎[1], →ISBN, →OL:
      Fear of certain numbers will not help you. Just ask someone who suffers from triskaidekaphobia, tetraphobia, or hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia.

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