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Romuva

Romuva proper noun: a neopagan religion from Lithuania that practices reconstructions of the ancient Baltic polytheistic religion.

Proper noun

Romuva

  1. A neopagan religion from Lithuania that practices reconstructions of the ancient Baltic polytheistic religion.

Origin of Romuva

From Lithuanian Romuvà, a Baltic pagan temple known in mediaeval records as Romowe. The term Romuva means sanctuary or abode of inner peace, from the Baltic root ram-/rām- (peaceful, quiet), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem-.

Questions about Romuva

What does Romuva mean?
Romuva means a neopagan religion from Lithuania that practices reconstructions of the ancient Baltic polytheistic religion.
What part of speech is Romuva?
Romuva is a proper noun.

Words near Romuva in the dictionary

  1. Romulian
  2. Romulus
  3. Romuluses
  4. romusha
  5. romushas
  6. Romuva
  7. Romy
  8. Románico
  9. Romániço
  10. Românași
  11. Românești

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