Sethian

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of an ancient Christian Gnostic sect who venerated the Biblical Seth, third son of Adam and Eve, depicted in their creation myths as a divine incarnation.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the Sethians
  2. 2
    Of or relating to the Egyptian god Set

    "But if these hippopotami are Sethian, how could Apophis, a professed follower of Seth, allow this to go on in his own city of Avaris?"

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setiantyphoniantyphonic

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"But if these hippopotami are Sethian, how could Apophis, a professed follower of Seth, allow this to go on in his own city of Avaris?"

Etymology

From Seth + -ian.

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