Elagabal

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A form of Elagabalus — The deity Elagabal, venerated in ancient times at Emesa in Syria (and later elsewhere in the Roman Empire), identified with a large black stone.

OriginLatin Elagabal ← Semitic →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Elagabalus

Origin

  1. Semitic
  2. LatinElagabal
  3. EnglishElagabal

Borrowed from Latin Elagabal, the unadapted variant of Elagabalus, from Semitic.

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APA

Elagabal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elagabal

MLA

“Elagabal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elagabal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Elagabal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elagabal.

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