hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /hɛk.səˌkəʊ.si.ɔɪ.hɛkˌsɛ.kən.təˌhɛk.səˈfəʊ.bi.ə/
Etymology
Ancient Greek ἑξακόσιοι (hexakósioi, “six hundred”) + ἑξήκοντα (hexḗkonta, “sixty”) + ἕξ (héx, “six”) + -phobia
Meanings
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(uncountable) An irrational fear of the number 666.
You'll see “lucky” 666 in many shop windows across China, which may come as a shock to believers in the Beast and those with hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia.
2008 May 6, Deborah Aaronson with Kevin Kwan, Luck: The Essential Guide, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OL, page 132:Fear of certain numbers will not help you. Just ask someone who suffers from triskaidekaphobia, tetraphobia, or hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia.
2009 November 3, Patricia Kirkman with Katherine A. Gleason, The Complete Idiot's Guide: Numerology Workbook, →ISBN, →OL:
Deriveds
hexakosioihexekontahexaphobe · hexakosioihexekontahexaphobic
Relateds
Number of the Beast · hexakosioihekkaidekaphobia
Translations (5)
el εξακοσιοιεξηκονταεξαφοβία (fear of the number 666) · ko 666 공포증 (fear of the number 666) · ja 666恐怖症 (fear of the number 666) · ru гексакосиойгексеконтагексафо́бия (fear of the number 666) · de Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobie (fear of the number 666)