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Meaning of trihexafobia

trihexafobia: It purports to be a shortened version of hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia ("fear of the biblical number of the Beast"), but in reality it would be a "fear of the triple six" which is not exactly a fear of six hundred and sixty-six but of eighteen. See tri- ("triple"), hexa- ("six"), -phobia ("fear").; It refers to the fear or phobia of the number 666. considered fateful or demonic.; The phobia is said to be the number six hundred and sixty-six (666), which is popularly known as the Devil's number.

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