pancratium

[ pan-krey-shee-uh m ]
/ pænˈkreɪ ʃi əm /

noun, plural pan·cra·ti·a [pan-krey-shee-uh] /pænˈkreɪ ʃi ə/.

(in ancient Greece) an athletic contest combining wrestling and boxing.

Origin of pancratium

1595–1605; < Latin < Greek pankrátion all-power exercise (noun use of neuter adj.), equivalent to pan- pan- + krát(os) strength, mastery + -ion, neuter of -ios adj. suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM pancratium

pan·crat·ic [pan-krat-ik] /pænˈkræt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby pancratium

panchromatic, pancoast syndrome, pancoast's operation, pancolectomy, pancosmism, pancratium, pancreas, pancreat-, pancreatalgia, pancreatectomy, pancreatic artery

Example sentences from the Web for pancratium

British Dictionary definitions for pancratium

pancratium
/ (pænˈkreɪʃɪəm) /

noun plural -tia (-ʃɪə)

(in ancient Greece) a wrestling and boxing contest

Derived forms of pancratium

pancratic (pænˈkrætɪk), adjective

Word Origin for pancratium

C17: via Latin from Greek pankration, from pan- + kratos strength