epulo

American

[ep-yuh-loh, ep-oo-loh] / ˈɛp jəˌloʊ, ˈɛp ʊˌloʊ /

noun

(in ancient Rome) a member of a body of priests who performed sacred rites during sacrificial banquets in honor of the gods.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

epulones

plural

Etymology

Origin of epulo

From the Latin word epulō originally, banqueter, diner

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epulones

He must have lived therefore since Julius Caesar's time it is plain, as he first increased the number of epulones to seven, from three their original institution.

From Observations and Reflections Made in the Course of a Journey through France, Italy, and Germany, Vol. I by Hester Lynch Piozzi

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