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Vulcanalia

Vulcanalia proper noun: the Ancient Roman festival of the god Vulcan, celebrated on August 23, during which live fish or small animals were thrown into bonfires as a sacrifice.

Proper noun

Vulcanalia

  1. The Ancient Roman festival of the god Vulcan, celebrated on August 23, during which live fish or small animals were thrown into bonfires as a sacrifice.

Origin of Vulcanalia

From Latin Vulcanalia.

Questions about Vulcanalia

What does Vulcanalia mean?
Vulcanalia means the Ancient Roman festival of the god Vulcan, celebrated on August 23, during which live fish or small animals were thrown into bonfires as a sacrifice.
What part of speech is Vulcanalia?
Vulcanalia is a proper noun.

Words near Vulcanalia in the dictionary

  1. vulcan palm
  2. vulcan palms
  3. Vulcan salute
  4. Vulcan salutes
  5. Vulcana-Pandele
  6. Vulcanalia
  7. Vulcanian
  8. vulcanic
  9. vulcanicities
  10. vulcanicity
  11. vulcanisable

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