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Elagabalus

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

noun

  1. Heliogabalus.


Elagabalus British  
/ ˌiːlə-, ˌɛləˈɡæbələs /

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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“We know that Elagabalus identified as a woman and was explicit about which pronouns to use, which shows that pronouns are not a new thing.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 23, 2023

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, better known by the nickname Elagabalus, reigned from 218 to 222 A.D. while still a teenager.

From Washington Times • Nov. 23, 2023

"We know that Elagabalus identified as a woman and was explicit about which pronouns to use, which shows that pronouns are not a new thing," he added.

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

He likewise reëstablished in Rome the official cult of the Unconquered Sun God, previously introduced by Elagabalus.

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

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