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Meaning of "Attis" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ATTIS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ATTIS

noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Attis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ATTIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Attis

Attis

Attis was the consort of Cybele in Phrygian and Greek mythology. His priests were eunuchs, the Galli, as explained by origin myths pertaining to Attis and castration. Attis was also a Phrygian god of vegetation, and in his self-mutilation, death, and resurrection he represents the fruits of the earth, which die in winter only to rise again in the spring. The 19th-century identification with the name Atys encountered in Herodotus as the historical name of the son of Croesus, as "Atys the sun god, slain by the boar's tusk of winter," are mistaken.

Definition of Attis in the English dictionary

The definition of Attis in the dictionary is a youth of Phrygia, loved by the goddess Cybele. In a jealous passion she caused him to go mad, whereupon he castrated himself and died.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ATTIS


apprentice
əˈprɛntɪs
arthritis
ɑːˈθraɪtɪs
Atlantis
ətˈlæntɪs
brattice
ˈbrætɪs
diabetes
ˌdaɪəˈbiːtɪs
gratis
ˈɡreɪtɪs
hepatitis
ˌhɛpəˈtaɪtɪs
hostess
ˈhəʊstɪs
injustice
ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs
justice
ˈdʒʌstɪs
lattice
ˈlætɪs
lettuce
ˈlɛtɪs
lymphangitis
ˌlɪmfænˈdʒaɪtɪs
malpractice
mælˈpræktɪs
mantis
ˈmæntɪs
notice
ˈnəʊtɪs
osteoarthritis
ˌɒstɪəʊɑːˈθraɪtɪs
practice
ˈpræktɪs
prentice
ˈprɛntɪs
solstice
ˈsɒlstɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ATTIS

Attic order
attic room
Attic salt
Attic wit
Attica
Atticism
atticist
atticize
Attila

WORDS THAT END LIKE ATTIS

abattis
bronchitis
clematis
colitis
dermatitis
encephalitis
epiglottis
fortis
gastritis
glottis
in loco parentis
meningitis
Nunc Dimittis
osteomyelitis
otitis
proglottis
rheumatoid arthritis
sinusitis
testis
Volantis

Synonyms and antonyms of Attis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Attis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ATTIS

Find out the translation of Attis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Attis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Attis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阿提斯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Attis
570 millions of speakers

English

Attis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Attis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أتيس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Аттис
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Átis
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অ্যাটিসের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Attis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Attis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Attis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アティス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아티스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Attis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Attis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Attis
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Attis
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Attis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Attis
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Attis
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Аттіс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Attis
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Άττις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Attis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Attis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Attis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Attis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ATTIS»

The term «Attis» is normally little used and occupies the 114.874 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ATTIS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Attis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ATTIS»

Discover the use of Attis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Attis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cybelle, Attis and related cults: essays in memory of M. J. ...
These collected essays on the cult of Cybele and Attis represent an international tribute to the late Professor M.J. Vermaseren.
Maarten Jozef Vermaseren, Eugene N. Lane, 1996
2
Attis, Between Myth and History: King, Priest, and God
This volume deals with the figure of Attis and aims to reconsider the mythical and cultic information about this character, studying the processes of "construction" and "reconstruction" that contributed to the moulding of the different ...
Maria Grazia Lancellotti, 2002
3
Adonis, Attis, Osiris: Studies in the History of Oriental ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
James George Frazer, 2013
4
Catullus' poem on Attis: text and contexts
The contents of this volume also appear in "Mnemosyne, 57,5. (2004), as a special issue on Catullus.
Ruurd R. Nauta, Annette Harder, Gaius Valerius Catullus, 2005
5
Shattering the Christ Myth
Chapter 17 Pagan Christs, Western Front: Attis, Dionysus J. P. Holding Attis Attis of Phrygia is a figure that provides mythicists with several points of correspondence. In this case, however, scholarship on the subject has already affirmed that ...
James Patrick Holding, 2008
6
The Golden Bough - A Study in Magic and Religion - Adonis ...
Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
J. G. Frazer, 2008
7
The Cult of the Virgin Mary: Psychological Origins
As a result Nana becomes pregnant and gives birth to a boy, called Attis. Attis grows to manhood and falls in love with a nymph. He prepares to marry her, but Agdistus (now female, remember) is so incensed at the impending marriage that  ...
Michael P. Carroll, 1992
8
Castration: An Abbreviated History of Western Manhood
In the first place, a particular Christian heresy had collapsed the distinction between Jesus and Attis by interpreting the castration of Attis allegorically. The Naassene heretics believed that "Attis has been emasculated, that is, he has passed ...
Gary Taylor, 2002
9
Jesus Potter Harry Christ: The Fascinating Parallels Between ...
Attis was the consort or lover of the Phrygian mother goddess, Cybele, whose cult , although ancient, was introduced into Rome around 200BC. The addition of Attis into this cult, however, may have occurred later; the first literary reference to  ...
Derek Murphy, 2011
10
In Search of God the Mother: The Cult of Anatolian Cybele
8. -. THE. MYTH. OF. CYBELE. AND. ATTIS. The Mother's shrines, cult images, votive offerings, hymns, and dedicatory texts form the actual remains of cult practice. They illustrate how people in the ancient Mediterranean world worshipped a ...
Lynn E. Roller, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ATTIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Attis is used in the context of the following news items.
1
From Creation Festival to Dillsburg, Oh Tear the Veil is sharing a …
Joining the group on the lineup is Move like Attis, Memoria and As Lions and Lambs. Photos and memorable moments from day 3 of Creation. «PennLive.com, Jun 15»
2
European Committees raise alarm on Europe's silent epidemic …
Mauro D'Attis, CoR Rapporteur on the EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014-2020, strongly regretted the fact that ... «EU News, Jun 15»
3
LED lighting systems
PhytoLux has taken an engineering approach in the design and development of its Attis range of LED plant growth lights to offer a commercially ... «Horticulture Week, Jun 15»
4
No, the historical Jesus is not a myth
... that is, was some copycat saviour conjured up from various gods (Dionysus, Horus, Attis, etc.) is universally rejected by academic scholarship ... «News24, Jun 15»
5
North Plainfield High School Class of 2015
... Silvia M. Alpapucho Toroshina, Jackeline Alvarenga, Freddy Amaya, Kara Elizabeth Antoine, Katherine Aquino, Veronica Attis, Victoria Attis, ... «MyCentralJersey.com, Jun 15»
6
Is Jesus Christ a myth? Part 3
Read the legends of previous myth gods like Horus, Attis, Prometheus, Dionysus, Krishna etc and you'll see the amazing parallels these ... «News24, Jun 15»
7
Is Jesus Christ a myth?
Read the legends of previous myth gods like Horus, Attis, Prometheus, Dionysus, Krishna etc and you'll see the amazing parallels these ... «News24, Jun 15»
8
Sotheby's Selling Antiquities Claiming They Come from Amphipolis
The figurines depict the ancient Greek god Attis, the adolescent consort of Cybele, who was self-castrated to escape her jealousy. «Greek Reporter, Jun 15»
9
René Guénon compare le Yoga au Samkhya : la réalisation …
Effectivement le seul discours intelligent sur Guénon, bien loin des délires (à des degrés divers) de médialter, Miville, Mao, attis, Soi-même. «AgoravoxTv, Jun 15»
10
Dave Seaman (Dario D'Attis remix)
OG UK house music don Dave Seaman is about to drop his new Gumball EP next week, and we're premiering the on-point tech house ... «Mixmag, Jun 15»

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