from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun The ancient Egyptian god of storms and chaos who murdered his brother, Osiris. He is portrayed as a man with an animal's head.
In the Bible, the third son of Adam and Eve.
from The Century Dictionary.
Same as sith for since.
noun Same as saith.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
proper noun (Egyptian Mythology) An evil beast-headed god with high square ears and a long snout; his was the brother and murderer of Osiris. Called also Set
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proper noun The third son of Adam and Eve.
proper noun A male given name.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
noun (Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Greek Sēth, from Egyptian śtḫ, stẖ.]
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From Hebrew שֵׁת (Šet, "chosen one, anointed").
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My new algorithm, which I call Seth named after the Egyptian god of storms and chaos, first checks to see if there are any pieces to switch with the opponent.
My new algorithm, which I call Seth named after the Egyptian god of storms and chaos, first checks to see if there are any pieces to switch with the opponent.
Most of all, Seth is a sentient, psychic creature, with a skin of star metal that he sheds every hundred years, leaving a silvery sort of fleece that can be used as armour.
Seth is a senior working under direction of Andrew Zawacki on an honors thesis concerned with experimental poetry and its potentially increased accessibility via music.
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