单词 | taurobolium |
释义 | taurobolium /tawr'euh boh"lee euhm/, n. , pl. taurobolia /-lee euh/. 1. the 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 Arts. a representation of the killing of a bull, as in Mithraic art. [1690-1700; < LL < Gk taurobólion, equiv. to tauroból(os) bull sacrifice (taûro(s) bull + bólos a cast, throw, akin to bolé a wound, bállein to throw) + -ion dim. suffix] |
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