suovetaurilia

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noun

A religious rite of Ancient Rome, the triple sacrifice of a pig, a ram, and a bull to the deity Mars in order to bless and purify land.

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Meanings

nounsuovetaurilia (plural suovetaurilias)

plural suovetaurilias · alternative suovitaurilia

  1. A religious rite of Ancient Rome, the triple sacrifice of a pig, a ram, and a bull to the deity Mars in order to bless and purify land.

Origin

  1. Latinsuovetaurīlia
  2. Englishsuovetaurilia

Unadapted borrowing from Latin suovetaurīlia.

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APA

suovetaurilia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suovetaurilia

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“suovetaurilia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suovetaurilia. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suovetaurilia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suovetaurilia.

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