English Explanatory Dictionary

Bubastis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city of ancient Egypt, noted as a centre of worship of the goddess Bastet.
  2. The goddess Bastet.

Word forms

Bubastis

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Bubastis, from Βούβαστις (Boúbastis), from pr (“house”) + bꜣstt (“Bastet”).

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