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Serapis

noun Se·ra·pis \sə-ˈrā-pəs\

Definition of SERAPIS

:  an Egyptian god combining attributes of Osiris and Apis and having a widespread cult in Ptolemaic Egypt and ancient Greece
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Origin of SERAPIS

Latin, from Greek Sarapis
First Known Use: 1587

Rhymes with SERAPIS

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