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Definition of Pharaoh
1. Noun. The title of the ancient Egyptian kings.
Specialized synonyms: Cheops, Khufu
Generic synonyms: Ruler, Swayer
Specialized synonyms: Tutankhamen
Derivative terms: Pharaonic
Definition of Pharaoh
1. n. A title by which the sovereigns of ancient Egypt were designated.
Definition of Pharaoh
1. Noun. The supreme ruler of ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the 'king' in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pharaoh
1. a ruler of ancient Egypt [n -S]
Medical Definition of Pharaoh
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1. A title by which the sovereigns of ancient Egypt were designated.
2. See Faro.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pharaoh
Literary usage of Pharaoh
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the Bible: Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography by Sir William Smith, John Mee Fuller (1893)
"As several kings are only n?entioned by the title " pharaoh " in the Bible, it
is important to endeavour to discriminate them. W-; shall therefore here ..."
2. Dr. William Smith's Dictionary of the Bible: Comprising Its Antiquities by William Smith (1892)
"This bondage producing no effect, pharaoh commanded the two Hebrew midwives to
kill every male child as it was born ; but they deceived him, and the people ..."
3. Dictionary of the Bible: Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography by William Robertson Smith (1896)
"The next king of Egypt mentioned in the Bible is pharaoh Hophra, the second
successor of Necho, from whom he was separated by ..."
4. Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament by Carl Friedrich Keil, Franz Delitzsch (1866)
"30) was removed by God with the words: " See, 1 have made thee a god to pharaoh,
and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet" (chap, vii. ..."
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