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Lu·per·ca·li·a

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–noun, plural -li·a, -li·as.

a festival held in ancient Rome on the 15th of February to promote fertility and ward off disasters.

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Lu·per·ca·li·a Audio Help (lōō'pər-kā'lē-ə, -kāl'yə) Pronunciation Key
n. A fertility festival in ancient Rome, celebrated on February 15 in honor of the pastoral god Lupercus.

[Latin Lupercālia, from Lupercus, Roman god of flocks.]

Lu'per·ca'li·an adj.

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Lupercalia

Roman festival held Feb. 15, in honor of Lupercus, god (identified with Lycean Pan) who had a grotto at the foot of the Palatine Hill, from L. Lupercalia (pl.), from Lupercalis "pertaining to Lupercus," whose name derives from lupus "wolf."

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Lupercalia

Lu`per*ca"li*a\, n. pl. [L. luperealis, fr. Lupercus the Lycean Pan, so called fr. lupus a wolf, because he kept off the wolves.] (Rom. Antiq.) A feast of the Romans in honor of Lupercus, or Pan.

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