Definitions
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- noun The supreme ruler of ancient
Egypt ; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the 'king' in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty - noun uncountable The
card game faro .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Similarly, the term pharaoh was named after the residence of the ruler.
The Chimaira chimera 2010
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The title pharaoh (per ` o, Great House), previously used to refer to the royal palace, was now used to refer to the king himself.
e. The New Kingdom and the Third Intermediate Period (18th-24th Dynasties) 2001
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The pharaoh was a builder but his most famous pyramids were not what he wanted.
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Now, for the first time he is being called pharaoh by opponents.
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BOETTCHER: He also referred to President George Bush as a modern-day pharaoh, which is heavily weighted in the Koranic text, a lesson that tells of the failure of arrogance and how the pharaohs fell because they thought they were equals to God.
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Egypt was weak; that her pharaoh was the shadow of a ruler.
The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt Boles��aw Prus 1879
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In consequence of this the Egyptians in the days of their greatness formed as it were one person, in which the priestly order performed the role of mind, the pharaoh was the will, the people formed the body, and obedience gave cohesion.
The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt Boles��aw Prus 1879
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"That serpent which is sucking at the blood of the people, the property of the nomarchs, and the power of the pharaoh is the Phoenician!"
The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt Boles��aw Prus 1879
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"Do as may please thee, but remember that the device of a pharaoh is a serpent, and a serpent is silence and discretion."
The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt Boles��aw Prus 1879
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And so "pharaoh" Mubarak was shoved into retirement, and the people rejoiced.
William Astore: An Egyptian Revolution? It's Still Too Soon to Say William Astore 2011
oroboros commented on the word pharaoh
Off to School...
A wealthy New York businessman who sent his two daughters to the University of California's Los Angeles campus in the hope that they would find something unusual to study there that would stir them out their apathy. He was considerably alarmed, however, when they wrote back to tell him that they both had decided to specialize in research on ancient Egyptian plumbing.
He immediately sent them a telegram which read, "Under no circumstances will I support a couple of Pharaoh Faucet Majors!"
April 20, 2010
reesetee commented on the word pharaoh
GROAN
April 20, 2010
thtownse commented on the word pharaoh
That is a classic! Thank you! Additional praise!
April 20, 2010
bilby commented on the word pharaoh
*groans some more*
April 20, 2010
oroboros commented on the word pharaoh
I just knew I'd get some *groans*! :o)
April 20, 2010
mollusque commented on the word pharaoh
*graohns*
April 21, 2010
chained_bear commented on the word pharaoh
Blahahahha!!!
April 21, 2010