"Elagabalus" meaning in English

See Elagabalus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˌɛləˈɡæbələs/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-Elagabalus.wav [US]
enPR: ĕl'əgăbʹələs Etymology: From Latin Elagabalus. The emperor is named for the deity, whose name is from an Arabic name whose elements are ⁧إِلٰه⁩ (ʔilāh, “god”) and Arabic ⁧جَبَل⁩ (jabal, “mountain”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Elagabalus}} Latin Elagabalus, {{der|en|ar|-}} Arabic, {{m|ar|إِلٰه||god}} ⁧إِلٰه⁩ (ʔilāh, “god”), {{der|en|ar|جَبَل||mountain}} Arabic ⁧جَبَل⁩ (jabal, “mountain”), {{root|en|ar|ء ل ه|ج ب ل}} Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Elagabalus
  1. The deity Elagabal, venerated in ancient times at Emesa in Syria (and later elsewhere in the Roman Empire), identified with a large black stone.
    Sense id: en-Elagabalus-en-name-7CRgxAFW
  2. (Ancient Rome) The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (reigned 218–222), noted for eccentricity, femininity, decadence, and disregard for Roman religious traditions and sexual taboos. Tags: Ancient-Rome Categories (topical): Ancient Rome Translations (a Roman emperor — see also Heliogabalus): Ἐλᾱγάβᾱλος (Elāgábālos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Ἡλιογάβαλος (Hēliogábalos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), ⁧إِيل جَبَل⁩ (ʔīl jabal) [masculine] (Arabic), Héliogabale [masculine] (French), Elagabal [masculine] (French), Elagabal [masculine] (German), Eliogabalo [masculine] (Italian), エラガバルス (eragabarusu) (Japanese), 엘라가발루스 (ellagaballuseu) (Korean), Elagabalus [masculine] (Latin), Heliogabalus [masculine] (Latin), Elagábalo [masculine] (Portuguese), Heliogábalo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Elagabalus-en-name-rhdGOzj9 Disambiguation of 'a Roman emperor — see also Heliogabalus': 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Heliogabalus

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