taurobolium 的定义
plural tau·ro·bo·li·a [tawr-uh-boh-lee-uh]. /ˌtɔr əˈboʊ li ə/.
- the sacrifice of a bull, followed by the baptism of neophytes in the blood, as practiced in the ancient rites of Mithras or Cybele.
- Fine Arts. a representation of the killing of a bull, as in Mithraic art.
更多taurobolium例句
- Taurobolium, a sacrifice of expiation, very common in the third and fourth centuries.
- Sextilius Agefilaus Ædesius says, that he was born a-new, to life eternal, by means of the Taurobolium and Criobolium.
- For instance, you all know they had a custom of having their sins expiated by means of what they called taurobolium.
- The details and effect of the ceremony were no doubt similar to those of the taurobolium.
- The taurobolium is thought to have signified a death to the old life and a new birth into a higher, divine existence.