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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OSIRIS

O *si "ris, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Myth. )

Defn: One of the principal divinities of Egypt, the brother and husband of Isis. He was figured as a mummy wearing the royal cap of Upper Egypt, and was symbolized by the sacred bull, called Apis. Cf. Serapis. -- O *sir "i *an, a.

New American Oxford Dictionary

Osiris

O si ris |ōˈsīris oʊˈsaɪrɪs |Egyptian Mythology a god originally connected with fertility, husband of Isis and father of Horus. He is known chiefly through the story of his death at the hands of his brother Seth and his subsequent restoration to a new life as ruler of the afterlife. DERIVATIVES O si ri an |-rēən |adjective

Oxford Dictionary

Osiris

Osiris |ə (ʊ )ˈsʌɪrɪs |Egyptian Mythology a god originally connected with fertility, husband of Isis and father of Horus. He is known chiefly through the story of his death at the hands of his brother Seth and his subsequent restoration to a new life as ruler of the afterlife. DERIVATIVES Osirian adjective

Duden Dictionary

Osiris

Osi ris Eigenname |Os i ris |altägyptischer Gott

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Osiris

O si ris /oʊsáɪ (ə )rəs /名詞オシリス〘古代エジプトの主神; Isisの夫〙.