Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acheiropoieton

/eɪˈkaɪɹəʊpɔɪˌiːtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: achei-ro-poi-e-ton
IPA: /eɪˈkaɪɹəʊpɔɪˌiːtən/

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A religion icon (chiefly of Christ or the Virgin Mary) believed not to have been created by human hands; a miraculous image.

Example Sentences

"These legends not only established the value of the Mandylion and the Vera Icon as authentic portraits of Christ, but also as acheiropoieta, i.e., images made without the intervention of human hands."
"An example of an acheiropoieton, or image made without human hands, the icon and its copies alike were believed to possess miraculous qualities that aided spiritual conversion."
"The special nature of Orthodox icons was emphasized by the growth of a notion, much encouraged by these bitter disputes, that there was one quite exceptional class of art: acheiropoieta, images of Jesus not made by human hands, the archetype of which was the now-mysterious Mandylion given by Christ himself to King Abgar of Edessa […]."

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ἀχειροποίητον (akheiropoíēton), from ἀ- (a-, “a-, the alpha privative”) + χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ποιεῖν (poieîn, “to make”).

Word Breakdown

Root: ἀχειροποίητον

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /eɪˈkaɪɹəʊpɔɪˌiːtən/

Inflected Forms

acheiropoieta (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce acheiropoieton?: The recorded pronunciation is /eɪˈkaɪɹəʊpɔɪˌiːtən/.
What does acheiropoieton mean?: A religion icon (chiefly of Christ or the Virgin Mary) believed not to have been created by human hands; a miraculous image.
Where does acheiropoieton come from?: From Byzantine Greek ἀχειροποίητον (akheiropoíēton), from ἀ- (a-, “a-, the alpha privative”) + χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ποιεῖν (poieîn, “to make”).

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