English-Bulgarian translations for phoenix
Definition of phoenix
- A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes
- Anything that is reborn after apparently being destroyed. Usually used as a simile
- A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies
Examples
- Astronomers believe planets might form in this dead stars disk, like the mythical Phoenix rising up out of the ashes.
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