Thebaic
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editThebaic (not comparable) (rare, archaic)
- Theban; of or pertaining to Thebes, especially in the context of the Coptic scriptures.
- 1957, Heinrich Boll, translated by L. Vennewitz, Irish Journal:
- priests, monks, missionaries who, by way of this strange detour via Ireland, brought the spirit of Thebaic asceticism to Europe; […]
- Of or pertaining to opium.
- 1791, William Lewis, The Edinburgh New Dispensatory:
- Thebaic extract, half a dram.
Proper noun
editThebaic
- The Sahidic dialect of the Coptic language.
Noun
editThebaic (plural Thebaics)
- (archaic) An opium-based medication or tincture such as laudanum.
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