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Theban vs Thebaic - What's the difference?

theban | thebaic |

theban

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or pertaining to Thebes.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone of, from, or pertaining to, Thebes.

    • thebaic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * thebaic

    Adjective

    (-) (rare, archaic)
  • Theban; Of or pertaining to Thebes, especially in the context of the scriptures.
  • *1957', Heinrich Boll, L. Vennewitz (tr.) - priests, monks, missionaries who, by way of this strange detour via Ireland, brought the spirit of ' Thebaic ascetisism to Europe
  • Of or pertaining to opium.
  • *1791', William Lewis, ''The Edinburgh New Dispensatory'' - '''''Thebaic extract, half a dram.

    • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The Sahidic dialect of the .

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) An opium-based medication or tincture such as laudanum.

    • References

    * The Oxford English Dictionary

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