Book of the Dead love

Book of the Dead

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A collection of ancient Egyptian funerary texts from various periods, containing prayers, magic formulas, and hymns to be used by the soul of the deceased for guidance and protection on its journey to the afterlife.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun The ancient Egyptian funerary text.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

A calque of the German Todtenbuch (der Ägypter), used by Karl Richard Lepsius in his 1842 publication describing the text.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Book of the Dead.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.