taurobolium

/tawr-uh-boh-lee-uhm/US // ˌtɔr əˈboʊ li əm //

牛皮石斛,牛皮癣,牛皮糖,牛皮箱

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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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.

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.