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teraphim

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈtɛɹəfɪm/

1

noun

Meaning 1

plural of teraph

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of teraph.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1658, And [...] the Statuæ Isiacæ, Teraphims, and little Idols, found about the Mummies, do make a decussation or Jacobs Crosse with their armes — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 191)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: teraph

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From ecclesiastical Latin theraphim, from Ancient Greek θεραφίν (theraphín), from Hebrew תְּרָפִים (t'rafím, “household gods”).