spondist

noun

1. An Ancient Egyptian priest responsible for pouring libations of water.

   archaic

   Spondists in the temple of Nebt-Hotep;

Where it comes from

Calque of Egyptian sqbb (“libator”), participle of sqbb (“to cool, to libate with water”), by way of Ancient Greek σπονδή (spondḗ, “libation”) suffixed with -ist.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry spondist (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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