hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Laurence Horn]

On Nov 7, 2013, at 11:47 AM, Randy Alexander wrote:

> Any idea on how to pronounce that?  Even where to put stress?

Well, we could shift it to "bestiaenumerophobia" or "diabolinumerophobia" if hybrids are allowed.   Easier to pronounce, anyway.

LH
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> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 12:18 AM, Arnold Zwicky <zwicky at stanford.edu> wrote:
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>> On Nov 7, 2013, at 7:58 AM, "Mullins, Bill CIV (US)" <
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>>> Pardon a direct question.  Is this fear of "666"?
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>> Wikipedia:
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>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia
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>> Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia (derived from Ancient Greek roots ἑξακόσιοι
>> [hexakósioi, "six hundred"], ἑξήκοντα [hexékonta, "sixty"], and ἕξ [héx,
>> "six"]; literally meaning "fear of [the number] six hundred sixty-six") is
>> the fear that originated from the Biblical verse Revelation 13:18, which
>> indicates that the number 666 is the Number of the Beast, linked to Satan
>> or the Anti-Christ.
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