单词 | parentalia |
释义 | parentalian. Among the ancient Romans: periodical observances in honour of dead parents or relations; (with capital initial) the ancient Roman festival held to honour dead relations. Hence in extended use: any similar rites or observances.Formerly also in the titles of works dedicated to or written about parents and ancestors. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > obsequies > commemorative ceremonies > [noun] > for relatives parentalia1572 shraddha1776 1572 R. Harrison tr. L. Lavater Of Ghostes iii. iv. 189 The Romains being troubled with warres,..let passe the feast of Parentalia. 1606 W. Birnie Blame of Kirk-buriall xii. sig. D Their sacrifices for the dead..were either Iusta, and such as were common for al, or Parentalia and peculiare for parents or friends. 1640 E. Buckler Buckler against Fear of Death ii. v. sig. G7v He gapes that his friends may sleep: Parentalia are rites Verie welcome: he delights At a fathers grave to weep. 1738 T. Shaw Trav. Barbary & Levant 285 For..two or three Months after any Person is interred, the Female Relations go once a Week to weep over the Grave and perform their Parentalia upon it. 1750 S. Wren (title) Parentalia, or memoirs of the family of the Wrens. 1851 G. Ormerod (title) Parentalia: genealogical memoirs. 1999 B. Blackburn & L. Holford-Strevens Oxf. Compan. Year i. 75 On this, the first day of the Parentalia, the senior Vestal Virgin performed ceremonies in honour of the dead. The festival extended to 21 February. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1572 |
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