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PRONUNCIATION OF LYCOPOLIS

Lycopolis  [laɪˈkɒpəlɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LYCOPOLIS

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preposition
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determiner
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Lycopolis 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 LYCOPOLIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lycopolis

Asyut

Asyut is the capital of the modern Asyut Governorate in Egypt; the ancient city of the same name is situated nearby. The modern city is located at 27°11′00″N 31°10′00″E / 27.18333°N 31.16667°E / 27.18333; 31.16667, while the ancient city is located at 27°10′00″N 31°08′00″E / 27.16667°N 31.13333°E / 27.16667; 31.13333.

Definition of Lycopolis in the English dictionary

The definition of Lycopolis in the dictionary is the Ancient Greek name for Asyut.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LYCOPOLIS


acropolis
əˈkrɒpəlɪs
Adrianopolis
ˌeɪdrɪəˈnɒpəlɪs
Annapolis
əˈnæpəlɪs
cosmopolis
kɒzˈmɒpəlɪs
Decapolis
dɪˈkæpəlɪs
Heliopolis
ˌhiːlɪˈɒpəlɪs
ideopolis
ˈaɪdɪˌɒpəlɪs
Indianapolis
ˌɪndɪəˈnæpəlɪs
megalopolis
ˌmɛɡəˈlɒpəlɪs
menopolis
mɛˈnɒpəlɪs
metropolis
mɪˈtrɒpəlɪs
micropolis
maɪˈkrɒpəlɪs
Minneapolis
ˌmɪnɪˈæpəlɪs
necropolis
nɛˈkrɒpəlɪs
paperless
ˈpeɪpəlɪs
Persepolis
pəˈsɛpəlɪs
Philippopolis
ˌfɪlɪˈpɒpəlɪs
propolis
ˈprɒpəlɪs
technopolis
tɛkˈnɒpəlɪs
Tripolis
ˈtrɪpəlɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LYCOPOLIS

Lycaon
Lycaonia
lyceum
lych gate
lychee
lychgate
lychnis
lychnoscope
Lycia
Lycian
Lycopene
lycopod
lycopodium
Lycra
Lycra lout
Lycurgus
Lydda
lyddite
Lydgate
Lydia

WORDS THAT END LIKE LYCOPOLIS

Aeolis
allis
amaryllis
Argolis
chrysalis
Elis
Ellis
fleur-de-lis
follis
Gulf of Argolis
Hermoupolis
lis
Majlis
pentapolis
polis
syphilis
tetrapolis
trellis
Wallis
Willis

Synonyms and antonyms of Lycopolis in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translator English - Chinese

Lycopolis
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Licópolis
570 millions of speakers

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Lycopolis
510 millions of speakers

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Lycopolis
380 millions of speakers
ar

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Lycopolis
280 millions of speakers

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Lycopolis
278 millions of speakers

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Lycopolis
270 millions of speakers

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Lycopolis
260 millions of speakers

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Lycopolis
220 millions of speakers

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Lycopolis
190 millions of speakers

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Lycopolis
180 millions of speakers

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Lycopolis
130 millions of speakers

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Lycopolis
85 millions of speakers

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Lycopolis
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Lycopolis
80 millions of speakers

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Lycopolis
75 millions of speakers

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लिकोपोलिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Lycopolis´li
70 millions of speakers

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Lycopolis
65 millions of speakers

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Lycopolis
50 millions of speakers

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Lycopolis
40 millions of speakers

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Lycopolis
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Lycopolis
15 millions of speakers
af

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Lycopolis
14 millions of speakers
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Lycopolis
10 millions of speakers
no

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Lycopolis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Lycopolis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LYCOPOLIS»

The term «Lycopolis» is used very little and occupies the 176.114 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LYCOPOLIS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LYCOPOLIS»

Discover the use of Lycopolis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Lycopolis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Plotinus: The Road to Reality
8 For further ancient references to Plotinus of Lycopolis see P. Henry, Plotin et VOccident (Louvain 1934), 245-6. For discussion of the names Lyco and Lycopolis (as well as for reference to a second Lycopolis in the Delta area), see F . Zucker, ...
John M. Rist, 1967
2
The Ante-Nicene Fathers: The Writings of the Fathers Down to ...
INTRODUCTORY NOTICE TO ALEXANDER, BISHOP OF LYCOPOLIS.* [a,d. 301 .] To the following account, translated from Galland, I prefix only the general date of Alexander's episcopate. He was succeeded in the bishopric of Lycopolis by ...
Reverend Alexander Roberts, 2007
3
Fishing by Obstinate Isles: Modern and Postmodern British ...
In the Well of Lycopolis I have tried to turn Dante's contempt for it around, where I have Styx "silvered by a wind from Heaven" — ultimate hope rising from the helpless victim of accidie. You may reasonably conclude that it is a sin I feel myself ...
Keith Tuma, 1998
4
Of the Manichaeans
ALEXANDER,. BISHOP. OF. LYCOPOLIS. (A.D. 301) To the following account, translated from Galland, I prefix only the general date of Alexander's episcopate. He was succeeded in the bishopric of Lycopolis by the turbulent Meletius, ...
Alexander of Lycopolis
5
The Writings of Methodius, Alexander of Lycopolis, Peter of ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Of Olympus Methodius, 2010
6
Palladius: the Lausiac History
JOHN OF LYCOPOLIS 297 John of Lycopolis was second only to Antony among the Egyptian monks, according to Tillemont 10.438. He is mentioned by Cassian, Inst. 4.23-26 and Coll. 1.21, 24.26. Cf. also P. Peeters, "Une vie copte de St.
Palladius, Robert T. Meyer, 1964
7
The Names of Manichaean Mythological Figures: A Comparative ...
The oldest hypothesis, introduced by Peeters69 and elaborated by Seston70 and Vergote71 is based primarily on the Acta Archelai, and holds that Manichaeism was introduced in Egypt by the sea route in Lycopolis, and from there to ...
Paul Van Lindt, 1992
8
ANF06. Fathers of the Third Century: Gregory Thaumaturgus, ...
Alexander,. Bishop. of. Lycopolis.2183. ———————————— [a.d. 301.] To the following account, translated from Galland, I prefix only the general date of Alexander's episcopate. He was succeeded in the bishopric of Lycopolis by the ...
Philip Schaff
9
Emerging from Darkness: Studies in the Recovery of ...
First, while commissioned to prepare a review of A. Villey's book on Alexander of Lycopolis' refutation of Manichaeism (1985),4 it became clear to me that there was still some lingering scholarly confusion on the meaning of the toponym ...
Paul Allan Mirecki, Jason David BeDuhn, 1996
10
Orientalia: Vol. 78, No. 3
Chénouté et Jean de Lycopolis L'autre témoignage copte qui fait mourir l' archimandrie d'Atripé avant octobre 451 nous retiendra moins longtemps. Il s'agit d'un feuillet du Monastère Blanc qui se trouve aujourd'hui à Naples ; il a été publié par ...

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LYCOPOLIS»

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1
St. Spock: Some Spiritual Thoughts on Leonard Nimoy's Greatest …
Any Vulcan could have written this statement from fourth-century Christian recluse (and one of the fathers of monasticism) John of Lycopolis: ... «Patheos, Mar 15»
2
Return of the Wolf God
The wolves drove the army all the way south from the town of Asyut to the thenborder, earning the town the Greek name of Lycopolis, “city of the wolf.”. «Natural History Magazine, Apr 13»
3
Church remembers St. Peter of Alexandria, 'Seal of the Martyrs'
Around the year 306, Peter led a council that deposed Bishop Meletius of Lycopolis, a member of the Catholic hierarchy who had allegedly ... «Catholic News Agency, Nov 12»
4
Lucid dreaming and astral travel in the early Church
St. Augustine described travels of the “phantom” who can visit another person in dreams. John of Lycopolis (d. 394), one of the Desert Fathers, became famous ... «Beliefnet, Feb 12»
5
ST. PETER OF ALEXANDRIA
Around the year 306, Peter led a council that deposed Bishop Meletius of Lycopolis, a member of the Catholic hierarchy who had allegedly offered sacrifice to a ... «Catholic News Agency, Jun 11»
6
A Winter on the Nile, By Anthony Sattin
Only once do they ever get close: when Flaubert is shown the imprint of a woman's boot in the sand at the caves of Lycopolis and told that it is ... «Independent, Jun 10»
7
Winter on the Nile: Florence Nightingale, Gustave Flaubert and the …
Yet you think the poorer of him for it, and later on the trip, climbing to the Lycopolis caves, he and his party were shown the imprint in the sand of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 10»

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