Hecatic

/hɛˈkætɪk/ adjective

Definition

Of or relating to Hecate, the Greek goddess of magic and crossroads; magical or mystical in nature.

Etymology

From Hecate + -ic (adjective suffix). This is an alternate adjectival form of 'hecatean,' using the more common -ic suffix seen in words like 'historic,' 'athletic,' and 'academic.'

Kelly Says

In ancient Greece, 'Hecatic' rituals involved leaving food at three-way intersections at night—a practice that survived in folklore for thousands of years. Modern Wiccans and neopagans still invoke Hecate in their rituals, making her one of antiquity's most continuously worshipped figures.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሄካቲክ (hekatik)
he-ka-tik
ARالعربية
مئة (ma'at)
mah-at
BNবাংলা
হেকাতিক (hekatik)
he-ka-tik
CACatalà
hecàtic
he-ka-tik
CSČeština
hekatický
he-ka-ti-cky
DADansk
hekatisk
he-ka-tisk
DEDeutsch
hekatisch
he-ka-ti-ʃ
ELΕλληνικά
ηεκατοσικός (hekatosikos)
he-ka-to-si-kos
ESEspañol
hecatico
e-ka-ti-ko
FAفارسی
هکتیک (hekatīk)
he-ka-tee-k
FISuomi
hekatinen
he-ka-ti-nen
FRFrançais
hécatique
e-ka-ti-k
GUGU
હેકેટિક (heketīk)
he-ke-tee-k
HAHA
hekatis
he-ka-tis
HEעברית
הקטי (hekatti)
he-ka-ti
HIहिन्दी
शताधिक (shatādik)
sha-ta-a-dik
HUMagyar
hekatikus
he-ka-ti-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
hekatis
he-ka-tis
IGIG
hekatis
he-ka-tis
ITItaliano
hecatico
he-ka-ti-ko
JA日本語
ヘカティック (hekattikku)
he-ka-ti-kku
KKKK
хекатик (hekatik)
he-ka-tik
KMKM
ហេកាធិក (hekathik)
he-ka-thi-k
KO한국어
헤카틱(hekatik)
he-ka-tik
MRMR
हेकॅटिक (hekatik)
he-ka-tik
MSBahasa Melayu
hekatis
he-ka-tis
MYမြန်မာ
ဟဲကာတစ် (hekatit)
he-ka-ti-t
NLNederlands
hecatisch
he-ka-tisch
NONorsk
hekatisk
he-ka-tisk
PAPA
ਹੇਕਾਟਿਕ (hekattik)
he-ka-t-tik
PLPolski
hekatyczny
he-ka-t-chi-ski
PTPortuguês
hecático
e-ka-ti-ko
RORomână
hecatic
he-ka-tik
RUРусский
гекатический (gekatitcheskiy)
ge-ka-ti-chi-es-ki
SVSvenska
hekatisk
he-ka-tisk
SWKiswahili
hekatis
he-ka-tis
TAதமிழ்
எகாடிக் (ekādik)
e-ka-a-dik
TEతెలుగు
హెక్టీక్ (hekteeku)
he-k-tee-ku
THไทย
เฮกาทิก (hekattik)
he-ka-ti-k
TLTL
hekatis
he-ka-tis
TRTürkçe
hekatik
he-ka-tik
UKУкраїнська
гекатичний (hekatychnyy)
he-ka-ti-ch-nyy
URاردو
ہیکاتک (hīkātīk)
hee-ka-tee-k
VITiếng Việt
hécac
he-ka
YOYO
hekatis
he-ka-tis
ZH中文
百神 (bǎishén)
bah-sheh-n
ZUZU
hekatis
he-ka-tis

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