Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025
the Fourth Week of Lent
There are 18 days til Easter!
Attention!
StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Dictionaries
Caduceus

Webster's Dictionary

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Prev Entry
Caducean
Next Entry
Caducibranchiate
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

(n.) The official staff or wand of Hermes or Mercury, the messenger of the gods. It was originally said to be a herald's staff of olive wood, but was afterwards fabled to have two serpents coiled about it, and two wings at the top.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Caduceus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/caduceus.html. 1828.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile