STELLIFY

Etymology

Verb

stellify (third-person singular simple present stellifies, present participle stellifying, simple past and past participle stellified)

(transitive, mythology) To transform from an earthly body into a celestial body; to place in the sky as such

(transitive, astronomy) To turn into a star.

Source: Wiktionary


Stel"li*fy, v. t. Etym: [L. stella a star + -fy.]

Definition: To turn into a star; to cause to appear like a star; to place among the stars, or in heaven. [Obs. or R.] B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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