Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to the pharaohs or ancient Egypt: Pertaining to the kings (pharaohs) of ancient Egypt, their rule, or the associated civilization, culture, and monuments.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The museum has a remarkable collection of pharaonic artifacts.
  • Archaeologists study pharaonic tombs to understand ancient burial customs.
  • The scale of the construction project was described as pharaonic in its ambition.

Advanced Usage

• Metaphorical Use: The term can be used metaphorically to describe something of immense scale, grandeur, or autocratic power, reminiscent of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs' monumental building projects and absolute rule.
  • The dictator embarked on a series of pharaonic building projects to cement his legacy.
  • The company's pharaonic headquarters dominated the city skyline.

Variants and Related Words

• Pharaoh (n): The title of the ancient Egyptian kings.
• Pharaonically (adv): In a manner relating to or resembling a pharaoh.

Synonyms

• Regal: Of, resembling, or fit for a monarch, especially in being magnificent or dignified.
• Monumental: Great in importance, extent, or size.
• Imperial: Relating to an empire or emperor.

Related Idioms

• Pharaonic ambition/project: An idiom describing a plan or undertaking of colossal scale and cost.
  • The proposed canal was dismissed by critics as a pharaonic project the country could not afford.

Adjective

1. of or relating to the ancient Egyptian kings