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Serapis

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Borrowed from Latin Serāpis, from Ancient Greek Σάρᾱπις (Sárāpis), from Egyptian wsjr-ḥp, from wsjr (“Osiris”) + ḥp (“Apis”).

proper noun Sarapis

A Graeco-Egyptian god devised during the 3rd century BC as a means to unify the Greeks and Egyptians in the realm of Ptolemy I.

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name Graeco-Egyptian god

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"Serapis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/serapis.

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@misc{serapis_2026,
  title = {Serapis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/serapis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}