Lupercalia


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Lupercalia /ˌluːpəˈkeɪlɪə/ (also Lupercal /ˈluːpəkal/)
noun [usu. treated as sing.] an ancient Roman festival of purification and fertility, held annually on 15 February.
– origin L., neut. pl. of lupercalis ‘relating to Lupercus’, Roman equivalent of the Greek god Pan.
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