lectisternium

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noun

An ancient "feast of the gods", at which images of the gods were set on couches around a feast table.

OriginLatin lectisternium →
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Meanings

nounlectisternium (plural lectisterniums or lectisternia)

plural lectisterniums · plural lectisternia

  1. historicalAn ancient "feast of the gods", at which images of the gods were set on couches around a feast table.

Origin

  1. Latinlectisternium
  2. Latinlectisternium
  3. Englishlectisternium

Borrowed from Latin lectisternium.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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