About The Word Isis

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Isis to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Isis definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Isis

Isis Meaning & Definition
Isis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Isis?

[n] goddess of fertility; daughter of Geb; sister and wife of Osiris

Synonyms | Synonyms for Isis:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Isis: Amen-Ra | Anubis | Ashtoreth | Astarte | Baal | Bast | Ceres | Demeter | Dionysus | Frey | Horus | Khem | Min | Neph | Nephthys | Nut | Osiris | Pan | Priapus | Ptah | Ra | Set | Thoth

See Also | Egyptian deity

Isis In Webster's Dictionary

\I"sis\, n. [L., the goddess Isis, fr. Gr. ?.] 1. (Myth.) The principal goddess worshiped by the Egyptians. She was regarded as the mother of Horus, and the sister and wife of Osiris. The Egyptians adored her as the goddess of fecundity, and as the great benefactress of their country, who instructed their ancestors in the art of agriculture. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any coral of the genus Isis, or family {Isid[ae]}, composed of joints of white, stony coral, alternating with flexible, horny joints. See {Gorgoniacea}. 3. (Astron.) One of the asteroids.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Namely ‐ as follows
  • Working girl ‐ a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [n] a young…
  • Encryption ‐ the activity of converting from plain text…
  • Taskmistress ‐ a woman…
  • P-n junction ‐ the junction between a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor;…
  • Cross-division ‐ classification according to more than one attribute at the same…
  • Auto ‐ automobile, car [adj] automatic [adj]…
  • Angiohemophilia ‐ a form of hemophilia discovered by Erik von Willebrand; a genetic…
  • Half-breed ‐ half-caste offspring of parents of different races (especially…
  • Femme fatale ‐ a woman who is considered to be dangerously…
Crossword Dictionary