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Definition of Janiform
1. Adjective. Resembling the god Janus, having two faces looking in opposite directions. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Janiform
1. hypocritical [adj] - See also: hypocritical
Lexicographical Neighbors of Janiform
Literary usage of Janiform
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Numismatic Chronicle by Royal Numismatic Society (Great Britain) (1891)
"Obv.—janiform head with faces of Fox to right and of Pitt to left. Leg. ...
janiform head, with face of George III. to left, and that of an ass to right. ..."
2. Folklore by Folklore Society (Great Britain), Joseph Jacobs, Alfred Trübner Nutt, Arthur Robinson Wright, William Crooke (1904)
"The European Sky-god. by a three-headed figure,153 and appears on gems and coins
with a janiform head.154 Other examples of ..."
3. Publications by Parker Society (Great Britain) (1905)
"9)—a pedigree well suited to a janiform god; ... 373 1 proposed to regard the
janiform head from ..."
4. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1904)
"... well-marked tendency of Greek religious art in its early stages was towards
the representation of divine power by means of a double or janiform head. ..."
5. Catalogue of the Greek Coins of Troas, Aeolis, and Lesbos by British Museum Dept. of Coins and Medals, Warwick William Wroth (1894)
"Thus, a janiform female head occurs on a sixth century coin of Athens,* and on
contemporary coins of Lampsacus.f This type at Tenedos need not therefore be ..."
6. Descriptive Catalogue of Greek Coins by C. S. Bement (1921)
"Rev. —» A0E Helmeted head of Athena r. in incuse square. Mathey Coll. The janiform
head is exceptional on Athenian coins, but is found on several coins of ..."
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