Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia
- Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia (literally, "fear of the number six-hundred-sixty-six") is the fear that originates in the Biblical verse Revelation 13:18 which indicates that the number 666 is the Number of the Beast, linked to Satan or the Anti-Christ. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5049516.stm Prayer vigil targets Devil's Day] BBC News. Monday, 5 June 2006, Accessed 21 September 2007] Outside the Christian faith, the phobia has been further popularized as a motif in various horror films.Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobes will strongly avoid things related to the number 666. Some women also expressed concern on giving birth to a child on June 6, 2006 (abbreviated 6/6/06). [cite news | first=Tony | last=Allen-Mills | title=Mothers expect Damien on 6/6/06 |date=April 30, 2006 | publisher= The Sunday Times - Britain | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2158015,00.html ] In 2006, the BBC listed Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia and its definition as fact #64 in its "100 things we didn't know this time last year" [cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2006/12/100_things_we_didnt_know_last_2.shtml | title = 100 things we didn't know last year | work = BBC Magazine Monitor blog | date = December 28, 2006 | accessdate = 2007-01-20 ]
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*Triskaidekaphobia
*U.S. Route 491
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