Lupercaln.

/ˈl(j)uːpəkal/

Etymology: < Latin lupercāl, substantive form of lupercāle, neuter of lupercālis pertaining to Lupercus, a Roman deity commonly identified with the Greek Pan.

Roman History.

1. A grotto on the Palatine sacred to Lupercus.

ΚΠ

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid viii. vi. 72 He schew him eik,..the cove, was call Full mony ȝeris in thair leid Lupercall,..To Pan the god of Licie consecrait.

a. A festival held annually in February in honour of Lupercus. Also plural Lupercalia n.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > other seasons and feasts > classical > [noun] > Lupercus

Lupercal1600

Lupercalia1901

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. i. v. 5 Even in those daies..was the feastivall pastime Lupercal, used in mount Palatine.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) iii. ii. 96 You all did see, that on the Lupercall, I thrice presented him a Kingly Crowne.

1740 J. Du Pré tr. P. Mussard Conformity Anc. & Mod. Ceremonies 101 The Pagans could say the same of their Saturnals, Bacchanals and Lupercals.

1901 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 202 The Lupercalia was a Caesarian revival.

1901 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 328 His brother-conspirators of the proceedings at the Lupercal.

†b. transferred. An orgy. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > [noun] > involving excessive drinking and licentiousness

orgiac1487

Lupercal1605

orgion1613

orgy1706

Walpurgis night1823

orgiaca1859

party1926

partouze1959

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. vii. 245 To turne Gods Feasts to filthy Lupercales.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

† Lupercaladj.

Etymology: < Latin lupercālis: see Lupercal n.

Obsolete. rare.

Pertaining to the Lupercal or Lupercalia.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > other seasons and feasts > classical > [adjective] > Lupercus

Lupercal1607

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 142 The Romans and Græcians had also a custom to sacrifice a Dog in their Lycæan and Lupercall feastes.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia (at cited word) Lupercalia, or lupercal Sacrifices.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	lupercal
释义	Lupercaln. /ˈl(j)uːpəkal/ Etymology: < Latin lupercāl, substantive form of lupercāle, neuter of lupercālis pertaining to Lupercus, a Roman deity commonly identified with the Greek Pan. Roman History. 1. A grotto on the Palatine sacred to Lupercus. ΚΠ 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid viii. vi. 72 He schew him eik,..the cove, was call Full mony ȝeris in thair leid Lupercall,..To Pan the god of Licie consecrait. 2. a. A festival held annually in February in honour of Lupercus. Also plural Lupercalia n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > other seasons and feasts > classical > [noun] > Lupercus Lupercal1600 Lupercalia1901 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. i. v. 5 Even in those daies..was the feastivall pastime Lupercal, used in mount Palatine. a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) iii. ii. 96 You all did see, that on the Lupercall, I thrice presented him a Kingly Crowne. View more context for this quotation 1740 J. Du Pré tr. P. Mussard Conformity Anc. & Mod. Ceremonies 101 The Pagans could say the same of their Saturnals, Bacchanals and Lupercals. 1901 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 202 The Lupercalia was a Caesarian revival. 1901 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 328 His brother-conspirators of the proceedings at the Lupercal. †b. transferred. An orgy. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > [noun] > involving excessive drinking and licentiousness orgiac1487 Lupercal1605 orgion1613 orgy1706 Walpurgis night1823 orgiaca1859 party1926 partouze1959 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. vii. 245 To turne Gods Feasts to filthy Lupercales. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2019). † Lupercaladj. Etymology: < Latin lupercālis: see Lupercal n. Obsolete. rare. Pertaining to the Lupercal or Lupercalia. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > other seasons and feasts > classical > [adjective] > Lupercus Lupercal1607 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 142 The Romans and Græcians had also a custom to sacrifice a Dog in their Lycæan and Lupercall feastes. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia (at cited word) Lupercalia, or lupercal Sacrifices. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1513adj.1607
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