lectisternium
noun
lec·ti·ster·ni·um
ˌlektəˈstərnēəm
plural lectisterniums
-ēəmz
or lectisternia -ēə
: a religious rite of ancient Greece and Rome marked by the placing of images of gods on couches and the spreading of food before them
Word History
Etymology
Latin, from lectus couch + -i- + -sternium (from sternere to spread)
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