Dictionary

pastophorus en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /pastəˈfɔːɹəs/ (UK)

Etymology

From Latin pastophorus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek παστοφόρος (pastophóros), from παστός (pastós, “ceremonial curtain”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “bearer”), a loose calque of Demotic Egyptian jrj-ꜥꜣ, from Egyptian jrj-ꜥꜣ (“doorkeeper”), from jrj (“keeper”) + ꜥꜣ (“door”). An old interpretation of the Greek term as ‘shrine-bearer’ is now rejected.

Meanings

1. (historical) A type of lesser priest in ancient Egypt, originally serving as a doorkeeper to a temple.

Forms

Translations (4)

egx-dem ⁠ (type of priest in ancient Egypt) · mr पास्तोफॉरस (type of priest in ancient Egypt) · egy i-r:y-A48-aA:O31-Z1-A1 (type of priest in ancient Egypt) · fr pastophore (type of priest in ancient Egypt)