caduceus
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siCompare staff of Aesculapius.
Origin:
1585–95; < Latin, variant of cādūceum < Greek (Doric) kārȳ́keion herald's staff, equivalent to kārȳk- (stem of kârȳx) herald + -eion, neuter of -eios adj. suffix
1585–95; < Latin, variant of cādūceum < Greek (Doric) kārȳ́keion herald's staff, equivalent to kārȳk- (stem of kârȳx) herald + -eion, neuter of -eios adj. suffix
Related forms
ca·du·ce·an, adjective
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caduceus (kəˈdjuːsɪəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -cei | |
| 1. | classical myth a staff entwined with two serpents and bearing a pair of wings at the top, carried by Hermes (Mercury) as messenger of the gods |
| 2. | Compare staff of Aesculapius an insignia resembling this staff used as an emblem of the medical profession |
| [C16: from Latin, from Doric Greek karukeion, from karux herald] | |
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Caduceus
is always a great word to know.
So is fate. Does it mean:
| the three goddesses of destiny, known to the Greeks as the Moerae and to the Romans as the Parcae |
| a golden apple inscribed ?For the fairest,? thrown by the goddess of discord among the gods but awarded to Aphrodite, causing the Trojan War |
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Word Origin & History
caduceus
1590s, from L. caduceus, alteration of Doric Gk. karykeion "herald's staff," from karyx (gen. karykos) "a herald," from PIE *karu-, from base *kar- "to praise loudly" (cf. Skt. carkarti "mentions with praise," O.E. hreð "fame, glory"). Especially the wand carried by Mercury, messenger of the gods,
usually represented with two serpents twined round it.
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caduceus ca·du·ce·us (kə-d&oomacr;'sē-əs, -shəs, -dy&oomacr;'-)
n. pl. ca·du·ce·i (-sē-ī')
A winged staff with two serpents twined around it, carried by Hermes.
An insignia modeled on Hermes' staff and used as the symbol of the medical profession.
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Example sentences
His letter opener bore the caduceus that symbolizes the medical profession.
All parts of the anchor, caduceus, shield and eagle shall be gold in color.
She holds a shield decorated with a caduceus, a symbol of the medical profession.
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