pastophore
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek παστοφόρος (pastophóros). Paul Christian, a French writer born 1811, in his book History and Practice of Magic says that "A Magus, who bears the name Pastophore comes to open the grating to the postulant." The term Pastophore is there defined as "guardian of the sacred symbols."
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pastɔfɔʁ/
Noun
pastophore m (plural pastophores)
- (historical) pastophorus
Further reading
- “pastophore” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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