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Definition of Nag hammadi
1. Noun. A town in Upper Egypt.
2. Noun. A collection of 13 ancient papyrus codices translated from Greek into Coptic that were discovered by farmers near the town of Nag Hammadi in 1945; the codices contain 45 distinct works including the chief sources of firsthand knowledge of Gnosticism.
Exact synonyms: Nag Hammadi Library
Generic synonyms: Accumulation, Aggregation, Assemblage, Collection
Generic synonyms: Accumulation, Aggregation, Assemblage, Collection
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nag Hammadi
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