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Lupercalias
Variant of Lupercalia
noun pl. Lupercalias or Lupercalia
an ancient Roman festival with fertility rites, held Feb. 15 in honor of Lupercus, a pastoral god sometimes identified with Faunus
also Lupercal
Related Forms:
- Lupercalian adjective
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