Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The Egyptian creator god and patron deity of artisans.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An Egyptian divinity of high rank, worshiped especially at Memphis, and reverenced as the creative force.
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- proper noun Ancient
Egyptian god of death and the rebirth of the soul.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a major Egyptian god; shaper of the world; father of gods and men; worshipped especially at Memphis
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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There's one peeking over my shoulder called Ptah and that's an exact replica that came out of King Tut's tomb.
The Charleston Gazette - Douglas Imbrogno 2010
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You can hear his godly name Ptah at the end of Egypt.
podictionary - for word lovers - dictionary etymology, trivia & history 2008
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a little house near to the enclosure of the temple of Ptah, which is vaster and more splendid than all those of Thebes or Tanis.
Moon of Israel Henry Rider Haggard 1890
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The great cosmic gods, such as Ptah and Khnemu, of whom mention will be made later, are the offspring of another set of religious views, and the cosmogony in which these play the leading parts is entirely different.
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There are a few deities, such as Ptah, Osiris, and Amen, to whom the Egyptians gave a human form in its simple entirety; but even in such cases it was not reproduced in its native elegance and nobility.
A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 Georges Perrot 1873
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It was therefore with great reverence that Alexander approached the temple of Ptah and offered copious sacrifices to the god, in deliberate contrast with the Persian ruler.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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The city proper was also a commercial center well known to the Greek world, but it was most famous for its temple of the creator god Ptah.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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It was therefore with great reverence that Alexander approached the temple of Ptah and offered copious sacrifices to the god, in deliberate contrast with the Persian ruler.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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The priests of the city of Memphis claimed that their supreme god, Ptah, was the father of Atum, and so existed before Atum!
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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The priests of the city of Memphis claimed that their supreme god, Ptah, was the father of Atum, and so existed before Atum!
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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