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单词 taurobolium
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
tau•ro•bo•li•um  (tôr′ə bōlē əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -li•a 
    (-lē ə).USA pronunciation 
  1. Antiquitythe sacrifice of a bull, followed by the baptism of neophytes in the blood, as practiced in the ancient rites of Mithras or Cybele.
  2. Fine Arta representation of the killing of a bull, as in Mithraic art.
  • Greek taurobólion, equivalent. to tauroból(os) bull sacrifice (taûro(s) bull + bólos a cast, throw, akin to bolé̄ a wound, bállein to throw) + -ion diminutive suffix
  • Late Latin
  • 1690–1700

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