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Elagabalus

American  
[el-uh-gab-uh-luhs, ee-luh-] / ˌɛl əˈgæb ə ləs, ˈi lə- /

noun

  1. Heliogabalus.


Elagabalus British  
/ ˌɛləˈɡæbələs, ˌiːlə- /

noun

  1. same as Heliogabalus

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The museum said it will now refer to Elagabalus with the pronouns she/her.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 23, 2023

“References to Elagabalus wearing makeup, wigs and removing body hair may have been written in order to undermine the unpopular emperor,” she said.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 23, 2023

The museum has one coin of Elagabalus, which is often displayed amongst other LGBTQ+ items in its collection.

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2023

The short, possibly gay life of 18-year-old Roman Emperor Elagabalus ended on this day, March 11, in the year 222.

From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2019

However, he is better known as Elagabalus, for he was by hereditary right the priest of the Sun God worshipped under that name at Emesa.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak

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