Roman holidayn.

Brit.

/ˌrəʊmən ˈhɒlᵻdeɪ/,

/ˌrəʊmən ˈhɒlᵻdi/, U.S.

/ˌroʊmən ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Roman adj.¹, holiday n.

Etymology: < Roman adj.¹ + holiday n., with reference (originally) to the violent gladiatorial spectacles held by the ancient Romans on holidays, and (in later use) to the partiality of the ancient Romans for such spectacles.

Originally: a bloody or violent spectacle. Later more generally: an occasion on which enjoyment or profit is derived from the suffering or discomfiture of others; a pitiable spectacle.In early use frequently in echoes of quot. 1818, which referred to gladiatorial combat in ancient Rome.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > killing > slaughter > [noun] > instance of

slaughter1483

Sicilian Vespers1586

plot of the long knivesa1604

blood feast?1611

Parisian matins1614

Parisian massacre1657

bloodbath1814

Roman holiday1818

holocaust1833

bath of blood1882

pogrom1889

bloodfest1907

blood purge1959

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > ill-treatment > cruelty > [noun] > barbaric > occasion of

Roman holiday1818

1818 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto IV cxli. 73 He, their sire, Butcher'd to make a Roman holiday.

1840 Merchants' Mag. May 353 The most perfect models of physical man were slaughtered to make a Roman holiday.

1854 Autobiogr. Indian Army Surgeon 116 The child..clapped his little hands as the sepoys dug their bayonets into the jewelled throne. It was a ‘Roman holiday’.

1869 Daily News 22 Jan. 5/1 They..send them [sc. oxen]..on a round of visits to illustrious personages,..to make a Roman holiday and a mock triumph of their lingering journey to the shambles.

1900 C. K. Field & W. Irwin Stanford Stories 51 ‘Just how do I profit, please, if I butcher myself to make your Roman holiday?’ ‘You can die happy, knowing we've..bluffed 'em beautifully.’

1931 R. Ferguson Brontës went to Woolworth's xxv. 220 There. I've made a Roman holiday of my dear little acquaintance, and I only hope I'm right.

1957 ‘H. Carmichael’ Put out that Star x. 103 All you people ever think about is how you can turn any damn' thing at all into money: anything to make a Roman holiday.

1966 P. O'Donnell Sabre-tooth xv. 205 She had watched impassively, caring nothing for the man's death but loathing the Roman-holiday manner of it.

2006 L. Mann Green-eyed Monsters & Good Samaritans 129 Altogether, it was a shameful reaction to human tragedy, a classic instance of a Roman holiday.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roman holiday
释义	Roman holidayn. Brit. /ˌrəʊmən ˈhɒlᵻdeɪ/, /ˌrəʊmən ˈhɒlᵻdi/, U.S. /ˌroʊmən ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Roman adj.¹, holiday n. Etymology: < Roman adj.¹ + holiday n., with reference (originally) to the violent gladiatorial spectacles held by the ancient Romans on holidays, and (in later use) to the partiality of the ancient Romans for such spectacles. Originally: a bloody or violent spectacle. Later more generally: an occasion on which enjoyment or profit is derived from the suffering or discomfiture of others; a pitiable spectacle.In early use frequently in echoes of quot. 1818, which referred to gladiatorial combat in ancient Rome. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > slaughter > [noun] > instance of slaughter1483 Sicilian Vespers1586 plot of the long knivesa1604 blood feast?1611 Parisian matins1614 Parisian massacre1657 bloodbath1814 Roman holiday1818 holocaust1833 bath of blood1882 pogrom1889 bloodfest1907 blood purge1959 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > ill-treatment > cruelty > [noun] > barbaric > occasion of Roman holiday1818 1818 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto IV cxli. 73 He, their sire, Butcher'd to make a Roman holiday. 1840 Merchants' Mag. May 353 The most perfect models of physical man were slaughtered to make a Roman holiday. 1854 Autobiogr. Indian Army Surgeon 116 The child..clapped his little hands as the sepoys dug their bayonets into the jewelled throne. It was a ‘Roman holiday’. 1869 Daily News 22 Jan. 5/1 They..send them [sc. oxen]..on a round of visits to illustrious personages,..to make a Roman holiday and a mock triumph of their lingering journey to the shambles. 1900 C. K. Field & W. Irwin Stanford Stories 51 ‘Just how do I profit, please, if I butcher myself to make your Roman holiday?’ ‘You can die happy, knowing we've..bluffed 'em beautifully.’ 1931 R. Ferguson Brontës went to Woolworth's xxv. 220 There. I've made a Roman holiday of my dear little acquaintance, and I only hope I'm right. 1957 ‘H. Carmichael’ Put out that Star x. 103 All you people ever think about is how you can turn any damn' thing at all into money: anything to make a Roman holiday. 1966 P. O'Donnell Sabre-tooth xv. 205 She had watched impassively, caring nothing for the man's death but loathing the Roman-holiday manner of it. 2006 L. Mann Green-eyed Monsters & Good Samaritans 129 Altogether, it was a shameful reaction to human tragedy, a classic instance of a Roman holiday. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1818
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