hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek ἑξακόσιοι (hexakósioi, “six hundred”) + ἑξήκοντα (hexḗkonta, “sixty”) + ἕξ (héx, “six”) + -phobia
Noun
hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia (uncountable)
- (chiefly Christianity) Fear of the number 666
- 2008 May 6, Aaronson, Deborah; Kwan, Kevin, Luck: The Essential Guide, →ISBN, LCCN 2007046193, OL 21557796M, page 132:
- You'll see “lucky” 666 in many shop windows across China, which may come as a shock to believers in the Beast and those with hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia.
- 2009 November 3, Kirkman, Patricia; Gleason, Katherine A., The Complete Idiot's Guide: Numerology Workbook, →ISBN, OL 24305097M:
- Fear of certain numbers will not help you. Just ask someone who suffers from triskaidekaphobia, tetraphobia, or hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia.
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Quotations
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Derived terms
- hexakosioihexekontahexaphobe
- hexakosioihexekontahexaphobic
See also
- Appendix:Invented phobias
- Number of the Beast