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lampadarius

UK/ˌlæm.pəˈdɛəɹi.əs/US/ˌlæm.pəˈdɛɹi.əs/

lampadarius noun: a slave who carried torches before consuls, emperors and other high officials both during the later Roman Republic and under the Empire.

Noun

lampadarius (plural lampadarii)

  1. (historical) A slave who carried torches before consuls, emperors and other high officials both during the later Roman Republic and under the Empire.
  2. The leader of the second (left) choir of singers in Eastern Orthodox Christianity.

Forms of lampadarius

plurallampadarii

Origin of lampadarius

From Latin lampadārius, from lampada, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς (lampás, “candle”).

Words that rhyme with lampadarius

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Questions about lampadarius

What does lampadarius mean?
Lampadarius means a slave who carried torches before consuls, emperors and other high officials both during the later Roman Republic and under the Empire.
What part of speech is lampadarius?
Lampadarius is a noun.
How do you pronounce lampadarius?
Lampadarius is pronounced /ˌlæm.pəˈdɛəɹi.əs/ (UK).
What is the plural of lampadarius?
The plural of lampadarius is lampadarii.

Words near lampadarius in the dictionary

  1. lampad
  2. lampadaries
  3. lampadarii
  4. lampadarioi
  5. lampadarios
  6. lampadarius
  7. lampadary
  8. lampadephore
  9. lampadephores
  10. Lampadist
  11. Lampadists

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