taurobolium
[ tawr-uh-boh-lee-uh m ]
/ ˌtɔr əˈboʊ li əm /
noun, 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.
Origin of taurobolium
1690–1700; < Late Latin < Greek
taurobólion, equivalent to
tauroból(os) bull sacrifice (
taûro(s) bull +
bólos a cast, throw, akin to
bolḗ a wound,
bállein to throw) +
-ion diminutive suffix
Words nearby taurobolium
tauri-,
taurids,
tauriform,
taurine,
tauro-,
taurobolium,
taurocholate,
taurocholic,
taurocholic acid,
tauromachy,
taurus