empuse en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɛmˈpjuːz/
Etymology
Latin empusa, from Ancient Greek.
Meanings
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(obsolete) A phantom; ghost; spectre.
But Suidas tells of certain Empuse that used to appear at such times as the Greeks did celebrate the funerals of the dead
1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, “[XXVIII Sermons Preached at Golden Grove; Being for the Summer Half-year, […].] ”, in ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Royston […], published 1654, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| empuses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |