isis
isis Lexical Profile
• noun
(in uppercase, ISIS) An acronym for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, a transnational Sunni jihadist militant organization.
"International coalitions coordinated diplomatic and humanitarian efforts in regions formerly occupied by ISIS."
A major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion, revered as the patroness of nature, magic, motherhood, and fertility, and depicted as the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus.
"The museum's antiquity wing features a finely carved bronze statue of Isis nursing the infant Horus."
British The section of the River Thames in south-central England that flows through the city of Oxford above Iffley Lock.
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Word Origin & Etymology
The mythological name is borrowed via Latin from Ancient Greek Ἶσις (Îsis), an adaptation of the Ancient Egyptian name ꜣst, literally meaning 'throne'.
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