Category:Phenix

Phe"nix, n.; pl. Phenixes. Etym: [l. phoenix, gr. foi^nix.] [written Also phoenix.]

1. (gr. Myth.)

Defn: a bird fabled to exist single, to be consumed by fire by its Own act, and to rise again from its ashes. Hence, an emblem of Immortality.

2. (astron.)

Defn: a southern constellation.

3. A marvelous person or thing. [r.] Latimer.