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Secular games   /sˈɛkjələr geɪmz/   Listen
Secular games

noun
1.
The centennial rites and games of ancient Rome that marked the commencement of a new generation (100 years representing the longest life in a generation); observances may have begun as early as the 5th century BC and lasted well into the Christian era.  Synonym: Ludi Saeculares.






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"Secular games" Quotes from Famous Books



... day has come—and is gone. His triumph has been celebrated, and with a magnificence and a pomp greater than the traditionary glories of those of Pompey, Trajan, Titus, or even the secular games of Philip. ...
— Zenobia - or, The Fall of Palmyra • William Ware



Words linked to "Secular games" :   plural form, Ludi Saeculares, celebration, plural, festivity



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