Definition of Lupercalia in English:

Lupercalia

plural nounˌluːpəˈkeɪlɪəˌlo͞opərˈkālyə

usually treated as singular An ancient Roman festival of purification and fertility, held annually on 15 February.
Example sentencesExamples
- Another idea is that the Christian church was trying to Christianize the pagan ceremonies of the Lupercalia festival.
- Valentine was beheaded on February 14, on the eve of the Lupercalia festival.
- The matched young couple stayed together for the festival of Lupercalia.
- Unsurprisingly, Godwin includes a snippet on St Valentine's day, which evolved out of the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia.
- Like so many of our Christian feasts, St. Valentine's Day had a Roman / Pagan origin arising from the February celebrations known as Lupercalia, heralding the advent of spring.
- Just as Caesar tries to manipulate Lupercalia by transforming a ritual election of a Carnival-king into a real coronation, Brutus tries to manipulate the Ides of March by transforming political murder into ritual sacrifice.
- It is probable that the feast of Juno and festival of Lupercalia were replaced by a celebration in honour of one or both of the Valentines described above, or in honour of another Valentine whose deeds aren't known.
- They held the sacred Ruminalis fig tree in respect and the nearby Lupercal cave was pointed out as the she-wolf's lair.
- Tonight's ritual is the Lupercalia, the Roman celebration of the wolf thought to be the ultimate origin of Valentine's Day.
- One of the most revered of them, Valentinus, was beheaded on February the 14th 269 AD on Via Flaminia, outside Rome, the date corresponding to the pagan love festival, the Feast of Lupercalia.
- Valentine's Day has its origins in the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia, an annual festival held on Feb.15 to help keep dangerous wolves away from townspeople and their crops.
- February 15 was the date of the Roman festival of Lupercalia - the Wolf - where young men held a lottery to decide which girl would be theirs.
- With the loyalties of left-backs being questioned and torrid tales of tapping up being bandied around like roses and chocolates the Lupercalia weekend's festivities were somewhat overshadowed.
- However, the customs connected with the day also probably derive from an ancient Roman festival called Lupercalia, which took place every February 15.
- Significantly, Boniface's most explicit attack on ‘real paganism’ concerns Rome and the celebration of the Lupercalia, about whose festivities for the new year Boniface had heard upsetting rumours.
- The festival of Lupercal falls on this 15 day of February, and you must be rested for the races.
- Some believe that we celebrate Valentine's day to commemorate his death, while others believe that it was instituted by the Christian church in order to counter the pagan Lupercalia festival held on February 15.
- On the eve of the festival of Lupercalia the names of Roman girls were written on slips of paper and placed into jars.
- Take an ancient pagan fertility festival called Lupercalia.
- On 15 February 44 he played a prominent role in the incident of the Lupercalia, offering a diadem which Caesar refused.

Derivatives

Lupercalian

adjective

It became associated with Lupercalian festivals and, as a result, was condemned by the early Christian Church.
Example sentencesExamples
- The date fell during the Roman Lupercalian celebrations, which were associated with fertility and sexuality.
- It has been suggested that the phallic shape and spicy ingredients made them a popular nibble at the saucy Lupercalian and Floralian festivals.
- That lasted for a couple hundred years, but the church just couldn't get the old Lupercalian lottery expunged from the people's memory.
- Anyway, it seems the Lupercalian festival changed as the Romans moved north into France and Britain.

Origin

Latin, neuter plural of lupercalis 'relating to Lupercus', Roman equivalent of the Greek god Pan.

Rhymes

Australia, azalea, bacchanalia, Castalia, dahlia, echolalia, genitalia, inter alia, Mahalia, marginalia, paraphernalia, regalia, Saturnalia, Thalia, Westphalia

Definition of Lupercalia in US English:

Lupercalia

plural nounˌlo͞opərˈkālyə

usually treated as singular An ancient Roman festival of purification and fertility, held annually on February 15.
Example sentencesExamples
- However, the customs connected with the day also probably derive from an ancient Roman festival called Lupercalia, which took place every February 15.
- Valentine was beheaded on February 14, on the eve of the Lupercalia festival.
- February 15 was the date of the Roman festival of Lupercalia - the Wolf - where young men held a lottery to decide which girl would be theirs.
- The festival of Lupercal falls on this 15 day of February, and you must be rested for the races.
- Significantly, Boniface's most explicit attack on ‘real paganism’ concerns Rome and the celebration of the Lupercalia, about whose festivities for the new year Boniface had heard upsetting rumours.
- Tonight's ritual is the Lupercalia, the Roman celebration of the wolf thought to be the ultimate origin of Valentine's Day.
- With the loyalties of left-backs being questioned and torrid tales of tapping up being bandied around like roses and chocolates the Lupercalia weekend's festivities were somewhat overshadowed.
- Like so many of our Christian feasts, St. Valentine's Day had a Roman / Pagan origin arising from the February celebrations known as Lupercalia, heralding the advent of spring.
- It is probable that the feast of Juno and festival of Lupercalia were replaced by a celebration in honour of one or both of the Valentines described above, or in honour of another Valentine whose deeds aren't known.
- Another idea is that the Christian church was trying to Christianize the pagan ceremonies of the Lupercalia festival.
- Take an ancient pagan fertility festival called Lupercalia.
- On 15 February 44 he played a prominent role in the incident of the Lupercalia, offering a diadem which Caesar refused.
- Just as Caesar tries to manipulate Lupercalia by transforming a ritual election of a Carnival-king into a real coronation, Brutus tries to manipulate the Ides of March by transforming political murder into ritual sacrifice.
- They held the sacred Ruminalis fig tree in respect and the nearby Lupercal cave was pointed out as the she-wolf's lair.
- Some believe that we celebrate Valentine's day to commemorate his death, while others believe that it was instituted by the Christian church in order to counter the pagan Lupercalia festival held on February 15.
- One of the most revered of them, Valentinus, was beheaded on February the 14th 269 AD on Via Flaminia, outside Rome, the date corresponding to the pagan love festival, the Feast of Lupercalia.
- Unsurprisingly, Godwin includes a snippet on St Valentine's day, which evolved out of the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia.
- On the eve of the festival of Lupercalia the names of Roman girls were written on slips of paper and placed into jars.
- Valentine's Day has its origins in the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia, an annual festival held on Feb.15 to help keep dangerous wolves away from townspeople and their crops.
- The matched young couple stayed together for the festival of Lupercalia.

Origin

Latin, neuter plural of lupercalis ‘relating to Lupercus’, Roman equivalent of the Greek god Pan.

单词	Lupercalia
释义	Definition of Lupercalia in English: Lupercalia plural nounˌluːpəˈkeɪlɪəˌlo͞opərˈkālyə usually treated as singular An ancient Roman festival of purification and fertility, held annually on 15 February. Example sentencesExamples Another idea is that the Christian church was trying to Christianize the pagan ceremonies of the Lupercalia festival. Valentine was beheaded on February 14, on the eve of the Lupercalia festival. The matched young couple stayed together for the festival of Lupercalia. Unsurprisingly, Godwin includes a snippet on St Valentine's day, which evolved out of the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia. Like so many of our Christian feasts, St. Valentine's Day had a Roman / Pagan origin arising from the February celebrations known as Lupercalia, heralding the advent of spring. Just as Caesar tries to manipulate Lupercalia by transforming a ritual election of a Carnival-king into a real coronation, Brutus tries to manipulate the Ides of March by transforming political murder into ritual sacrifice. It is probable that the feast of Juno and festival of Lupercalia were replaced by a celebration in honour of one or both of the Valentines described above, or in honour of another Valentine whose deeds aren't known. They held the sacred Ruminalis fig tree in respect and the nearby Lupercal cave was pointed out as the she-wolf's lair. Tonight's ritual is the Lupercalia, the Roman celebration of the wolf thought to be the ultimate origin of Valentine's Day. One of the most revered of them, Valentinus, was beheaded on February the 14th 269 AD on Via Flaminia, outside Rome, the date corresponding to the pagan love festival, the Feast of Lupercalia. Valentine's Day has its origins in the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia, an annual festival held on Feb.15 to help keep dangerous wolves away from townspeople and their crops. February 15 was the date of the Roman festival of Lupercalia - the Wolf - where young men held a lottery to decide which girl would be theirs. With the loyalties of left-backs being questioned and torrid tales of tapping up being bandied around like roses and chocolates the Lupercalia weekend's festivities were somewhat overshadowed. However, the customs connected with the day also probably derive from an ancient Roman festival called Lupercalia, which took place every February 15. Significantly, Boniface's most explicit attack on ‘real paganism’ concerns Rome and the celebration of the Lupercalia, about whose festivities for the new year Boniface had heard upsetting rumours. The festival of Lupercal falls on this 15 day of February, and you must be rested for the races. Some believe that we celebrate Valentine's day to commemorate his death, while others believe that it was instituted by the Christian church in order to counter the pagan Lupercalia festival held on February 15. On the eve of the festival of Lupercalia the names of Roman girls were written on slips of paper and placed into jars. Take an ancient pagan fertility festival called Lupercalia. On 15 February 44 he played a prominent role in the incident of the Lupercalia, offering a diadem which Caesar refused. Derivatives Lupercalian adjective It became associated with Lupercalian festivals and, as a result, was condemned by the early Christian Church. Example sentencesExamples The date fell during the Roman Lupercalian celebrations, which were associated with fertility and sexuality. It has been suggested that the phallic shape and spicy ingredients made them a popular nibble at the saucy Lupercalian and Floralian festivals. That lasted for a couple hundred years, but the church just couldn't get the old Lupercalian lottery expunged from the people's memory. Anyway, it seems the Lupercalian festival changed as the Romans moved north into France and Britain. Origin Latin, neuter plural of lupercalis 'relating to Lupercus', Roman equivalent of the Greek god Pan. Rhymes Australia, azalea, bacchanalia, Castalia, dahlia, echolalia, genitalia, inter alia, Mahalia, marginalia, paraphernalia, regalia, Saturnalia, Thalia, Westphalia Definition of Lupercalia in US English: Lupercalia plural nounˌlo͞opərˈkālyə usually treated as singular An ancient Roman festival of purification and fertility, held annually on February 15. Example sentencesExamples However, the customs connected with the day also probably derive from an ancient Roman festival called Lupercalia, which took place every February 15. Valentine was beheaded on February 14, on the eve of the Lupercalia festival. February 15 was the date of the Roman festival of Lupercalia - the Wolf - where young men held a lottery to decide which girl would be theirs. The festival of Lupercal falls on this 15 day of February, and you must be rested for the races. Significantly, Boniface's most explicit attack on ‘real paganism’ concerns Rome and the celebration of the Lupercalia, about whose festivities for the new year Boniface had heard upsetting rumours. Tonight's ritual is the Lupercalia, the Roman celebration of the wolf thought to be the ultimate origin of Valentine's Day. With the loyalties of left-backs being questioned and torrid tales of tapping up being bandied around like roses and chocolates the Lupercalia weekend's festivities were somewhat overshadowed. Like so many of our Christian feasts, St. Valentine's Day had a Roman / Pagan origin arising from the February celebrations known as Lupercalia, heralding the advent of spring. It is probable that the feast of Juno and festival of Lupercalia were replaced by a celebration in honour of one or both of the Valentines described above, or in honour of another Valentine whose deeds aren't known. Another idea is that the Christian church was trying to Christianize the pagan ceremonies of the Lupercalia festival. Take an ancient pagan fertility festival called Lupercalia. On 15 February 44 he played a prominent role in the incident of the Lupercalia, offering a diadem which Caesar refused. Just as Caesar tries to manipulate Lupercalia by transforming a ritual election of a Carnival-king into a real coronation, Brutus tries to manipulate the Ides of March by transforming political murder into ritual sacrifice. They held the sacred Ruminalis fig tree in respect and the nearby Lupercal cave was pointed out as the she-wolf's lair. Some believe that we celebrate Valentine's day to commemorate his death, while others believe that it was instituted by the Christian church in order to counter the pagan Lupercalia festival held on February 15. One of the most revered of them, Valentinus, was beheaded on February the 14th 269 AD on Via Flaminia, outside Rome, the date corresponding to the pagan love festival, the Feast of Lupercalia. Unsurprisingly, Godwin includes a snippet on St Valentine's day, which evolved out of the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia. On the eve of the festival of Lupercalia the names of Roman girls were written on slips of paper and placed into jars. Valentine's Day has its origins in the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia, an annual festival held on Feb.15 to help keep dangerous wolves away from townspeople and their crops. The matched young couple stayed together for the festival of Lupercalia. Origin Latin, neuter plural of lupercalis ‘relating to Lupercus’, Roman equivalent of the Greek god Pan.
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