Ambarvalian.

Brit.

/ˌambəˈveɪlɪə/, U.S.

/ˌæmbərˈveɪljə/,

/ˌæmbərˈveɪliə/

Forms: 1600s Amberualia, 1600s–1700s Ambervalia, 1600s– Ambarvalia.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin ambarvālia, ambarvālis.

Etymology: < classical Latin ambarvālia, denoting a fertility ritual (attested in an 8th-cent. epitome of a 2nd-cent. grammarian), use as noun of neuter plural of ambarvālis going around the fields < amb- round, about (see ambi- prefix) + arvum ploughed field, ploughed land, use as noun of neuter of arvus ploughed, cultivated (see note) + -ālis -al suffix¹. Compare amburbial adj.Classical Latin arvus is cognate with ancient Greek ἄρουρα cultivated land and Early Irish arbor cereal, wheat < the same Indo-European base as ancient Greek ἀροῦν to plough (see ear v.¹) + an Indo-European suffix.

Roman History.

An ancient Roman rite celebrated at various times of the growing season, at which animals were led around fields before being sacrificed as an act of lustration (lustration n. 1a).Both public and private rituals might be held; private ones by landowners outside Rome, and a public ritual for those holding land within Rome itself. This latter is sometimes incorrectly connected with the May festival of the fratres arvales (see Arval Brethren at arval adj.), a group of twelve priests worshipping the Dea Dia, a fertility goddess sometimes identified with Ceres.

ΚΠ

1611 T. Coryate Crambe sig. E2 The Romanes had their seueral feasts, whereof some were called Bacchanalia or Dionysia, some Saturnalia, some Agonalia, some Lupercalia, & some others Amberualia.

1646 J. Gregory Notes & Observ. xix. 98 Milke..was offered to Ceres in the Ambarvalia.

a1823 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XIV. 375/1 A sow, a sheep, and a bull, were considered as the sacrifices of the Ambarvalia.

1903 Amer. Jrnl. Theol. 7 748 It was he [sc. Mars] that was appealed to in the old chant of the Arval brethren, and at the Ambarvalia and similar festivals it was to him that the sacrifice was offered.

2018 N. J. Ristuccia Christianization & Commonw. in Early Medieval Europe ii. 95 Many well-educated people throughout the last twelve hundred years have believed that Rogationtide was the Ambarvalia Christianized.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ambarvalia
释义	Ambarvalian. Brit. /ˌambəˈveɪlɪə/, U.S. /ˌæmbərˈveɪljə/, /ˌæmbərˈveɪliə/ Forms: 1600s Amberualia, 1600s–1700s Ambervalia, 1600s– Ambarvalia. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin ambarvālia, ambarvālis. Etymology: < classical Latin ambarvālia, denoting a fertility ritual (attested in an 8th-cent. epitome of a 2nd-cent. grammarian), use as noun of neuter plural of ambarvālis going around the fields < amb- round, about (see ambi- prefix) + arvum ploughed field, ploughed land, use as noun of neuter of arvus ploughed, cultivated (see note) + -ālis -al suffix¹. Compare amburbial adj.Classical Latin arvus is cognate with ancient Greek ἄρουρα cultivated land and Early Irish arbor cereal, wheat < the same Indo-European base as ancient Greek ἀροῦν to plough (see ear v.¹) + an Indo-European suffix. Roman History. An ancient Roman rite celebrated at various times of the growing season, at which animals were led around fields before being sacrificed as an act of lustration (lustration n. 1a).Both public and private rituals might be held; private ones by landowners outside Rome, and a public ritual for those holding land within Rome itself. This latter is sometimes incorrectly connected with the May festival of the fratres arvales (see Arval Brethren at arval adj.), a group of twelve priests worshipping the Dea Dia, a fertility goddess sometimes identified with Ceres. ΚΠ 1611 T. Coryate Crambe sig. E2 The Romanes had their seueral feasts, whereof some were called Bacchanalia or Dionysia, some Saturnalia, some Agonalia, some Lupercalia, & some others Amberualia. 1646 J. Gregory Notes & Observ. xix. 98 Milke..was offered to Ceres in the Ambarvalia. a1823 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XIV. 375/1 A sow, a sheep, and a bull, were considered as the sacrifices of the Ambarvalia. 1903 Amer. Jrnl. Theol. 7 748 It was he [sc. Mars] that was appealed to in the old chant of the Arval brethren, and at the Ambarvalia and similar festivals it was to him that the sacrifice was offered. 2018 N. J. Ristuccia Christianization & Commonw. in Early Medieval Europe ii. 95 Many well-educated people throughout the last twelve hundred years have believed that Rogationtide was the Ambarvalia Christianized. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1611
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