"taurobolium" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: taurobolia [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin taurobolium, from Ancient Greek ταυροβόλιον (taurobólion). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|taurobolium}} Latin taurobolium, {{der|en|grc|ταυροβόλιον}} Ancient Greek ταυροβόλιον (taurobólion) Head templates: {{en-noun|taurobolia}} taurobolium (plural taurobolia)
  1. (historical, ancient Rome) The ritual slaughter of a bull. Wikipedia link: Bernhard Rode, Merriam-Webster, taurobolium Tags: historical Synonyms: tauroboly Derived forms: taurobolic Related terms: criobolium (english: ritual slaughter of a ram) Translations (ritual slaughter of a bull): tauroboli [masculine] (Catalan), taurobole [masculine] (French)

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