ephemeron
- n anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
ephesians
- n a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Ephesians which explains the divine plan for the world and the consummation of this in Christ
- n a resident of the ancient Greek city of Ephesus
ephestia
- n small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products
ephestia elutella
- n small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products
ephesus
- n an ancient Greek city on the western shore of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the Temple of Artemis; was a major trading center and played an important role in early Christianity
- n the third ecumenical council in 431 which declared Mary as mother of God and condemned Pelagius