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lectisternium

lectisternium noun: an ancient "feast of the gods", at which images of the gods were set on couches around a feast table.

Noun

lectisternium (plural lectisterniums or lectisternia)

  1. (historical) An ancient "feast of the gods", at which images of the gods were set on couches around a feast table.

Forms of lectisternium

plurallectisterniums
plurallectisternia

Origin of lectisternium

Borrowed from Latin lectisternium.

Questions about lectisternium

What does lectisternium mean?
Lectisternium means an ancient "feast of the gods", at which images of the gods were set on couches around a feast table.
What part of speech is lectisternium?
Lectisternium is a noun.
What is the plural of lectisternium?
The plural of lectisternium is lectisterniums.

Words near lectisternium in the dictionary

  1. lectional
  2. lectionaries
  3. lectionary
  4. lections
  5. lectisternia
  6. lectisternium
  7. lectisterniums
  8. lectological
  9. lectology
  10. lector
  11. lectorate

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