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Webster 1913 Edition


Lupercalia


Luˊper-ca′li-a

,
Noun.
pl.
[L.
luperealis
, fr.
Lupercus
the Lycean Pan, so called fr.
lupus
a wolf, because he kept off the wolves.]
(Rom. Antiq.)
A feast of the Romans in honor of
Lupercus
, or Pan.

Definition 2024


Lupercalia

Lupercalia

English

Proper noun

Lupercalia

  1. An ancient pastoral festival observed in mid-February to avert evil spirits and purify the city.

Latin

Etymology

From Lupercus.

Proper noun

Lupercālia n pl (genitive Lupercālium); third declension

  1. A festival in Ancient Rome.

Declension

Third declension neuter “pure” i-stem.

Case Plural
nominative Lupercālia
genitive Lupercālium
dative Lupercālibus
accusative Lupercālia
ablative Lupercālibus
vocative Lupercālia