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hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia (HEK-suh-koh-see-oy-HEK-see-kon-tuh-HEK-suh-foh-bee-uh, followed by a deep breath in) - n., fear of the number 666.


That being the number associated with the Beast of Revelations in most Christian scriptures about the end times (some early manuscripts have 616). Coined from Greek roots hexakósioi, six hundred + hexékonta, sixty + hexa, six + -phobia, fear. This is a relatively recent coinage, with the oldest citation I've found coming from 2005, but as Wikipedia notes, the condition is not new. A person with this is a hexakosioihexekontahexaphobiac.

And that wraps it up for a theme week of long words. Back next week to the usual mix.

---L.
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