HyperDic: nag_hammadi

English > 2 senses of the expression Nag Hammadi:
NOUNlocationNag Hammadia town in Upper Egypt
groupNag Hammadi, Nag Hammadi Librarya collection of 13 ancient papyrus codices translated from Greek into Coptic that were discovered by farmers near the town of Nag Hammadi in 1945
English > Nag Hammadi: 2 senses > noun 1, location
MeaningA town in Upper Egypt.
Instance oftownAn urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
Part ofUpper EgyptOne of the two main administrative districts of Egypt
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English > Nag Hammadi: 2 senses > noun 2, group
MeaningA collection of 13 ancient papyrus codices translated from Greek into Coptic that were discovered by farmers near the town of Nag Hammadi in 1945; the codices contain 45 distinct works including the chief sources of firsthand knowledge of Gnosticism.
SynonymNag Hammadi Library
Instance ofcollection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblageSeveral things grouped together or considered as a whole
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