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Bona Dea
[ boh-nuh dee-uh, dey-uh ]
noun
- an ancient Roman goddess of chastity and fertility.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Bona Dea1
< Latin: literally, (the) Good Goddess
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Example Sentences
In the mysteries of that inner Bona Dea, speech is male, and may not enter.
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The shouting and chanting processions of the priests of Bona Dea and of Isis added to the solemnity of the festival.
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A picture of the shameful Clodius at the feast of Bona Dea arose before me.
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Topsparkle called these assemblies the mysteries of the Bona Dea.
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An antiquary of that county considers this a relic of Roman paganism, connected with the worship of Bona Dea.
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