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Fornacalia

Fornacalia proper noun: an ancient Roman festival in honor of the goddess Fornax. Romans burned spelt (a kind of grain) as an offering on or around February 17th as an offering so that their ovens would not burn during the coming year.

Proper noun

Fornacalia

  1. An ancient Roman festival in honor of the goddess Fornax. Romans burned spelt (a kind of grain) as an offering on or around February 17th as an offering so that their ovens would not burn during the coming year.

Forms of Fornacalia

alternative formFornicalia

Origin of Fornacalia

Borrowed from Latin Fornācālia.

Questions about Fornacalia

What does Fornacalia mean?
Fornacalia means an ancient Roman festival in honor of the goddess Fornax. Romans burned spelt (a kind of grain) as an offering on or around February 17th as an offering so that their ovens would not burn during the coming year.
What part of speech is Fornacalia?
Fornacalia is a proper noun.

Words near Fornacalia in the dictionary

  1. formylurea
  2. formæ
  3. formé
  4. formée
  5. forn
  6. Fornacalia
  7. fornace
  8. fornacite
  9. Fornax
  10. forncast
  11. Forncett

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