nag hammadi

1. 1.

   a town in Upper Egypt

   Broadertown

   Part ofUpper Egypt
2. 2.

   a collection of 13 ancient papyrus codices translated from Greek into Coptic that were discovered by farmers near the town of Nag Hammadi in 1945; the codices contain 45 distinct works including the chief sources of firsthand knowledge of Gnosticism

   SynonymsNag Hammadi Library

   Broadercollection

Questions about nag hammadi

What does nag hammadi mean?

nag hammadi means "a town in Upper Egypt". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for nag hammadi?

Close synonyms include Nag Hammadi Library. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nag hammadi a common word?

nag hammadi is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.