单词 | vitulation |
释义 | † vitulationn. Obsolete. rare. A public thanksgiving or festival. In quots. erroneously associated with Latin vitulus a calf. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > large or public event > [noun] fête1422 feast1485 triumphc1503 triumphal1605 vitulation1607 tamasha1623 set-out1818 hui1858 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 90 The auncients called Victoria by the name of the Goddesse Vitula, bycause they sacrificed vnto hir calues, which was termed a Vitulation: and this was vsuall for victory and plenty. 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Vitulation, a reioicing like a calfe. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1607 |
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