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SETH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris

Synonyms:

Set; Seth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Egyptian deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

adult male; man (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman))

Domain category:

Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)

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