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akh

noun, often capitalized
\ˈäk\
plural -s

Definition of akh 

Egyptian religion

: the spirit of a deceased person conceived as gloriously transfigured so as to reflect the deeds of the person in life

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First Known Use of akh

1898, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for akh

alternate transliteration of Egyptian ʾ̹ḫ(w)

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