Definition
In Roman history, a fertility festival or religious ceremony in which pregnant cows were sacrificed to the earth goddess Tellus.
Etymology
From Latin fordicidia, from fordus (pregnant) + caedere (to kill). A direct borrowing of the ancient Roman ritual name, referring to the killing of pregnant cattle.
Kelly Says
The Romans sacrificed pregnant cattle to ensure fertile soil—the ritual so important they named an entire festival after the pregnant victims, showing how deeply agriculture shaped their religious calendar.
Translations
BNবাংলা
শব্দকোষ
shob-d-ko-sh
CACatalà
diccionari
di-k-shon-a-ri
CSČeština
slovník
slo-vnik
DEDeutsch
Wörterbuch
voer-ter-buch
ELΕλληνικά
λεξικό
leksi-ko
ESEspañol
diccionario
di-cio-na-rio
FAفارسی
دیکشنری
di-k-shon-ri
FISuomi
sanakirja
san-a-kir-ja
FRFrançais
dictionnaire
di-k-shon-nair
GUGU
શબ્દકોશ
shab-d-ko-sh
IDBahasa Indonesia
kamus
ka-mus
ITItaliano
dizionario
di-zio-na-rio
KMKM
ព្រះពុទ្ធ
preah-po-ut
MRMR
शब्दकोश
shab-da-kosh
MSBahasa Melayu
kamus
ka-mus
MYမြန်မာ
စကားပြု
ska-kar-pyu
NLNederlands
woordenboek
woer-den-boek
PAPA
शब्दकोश
shab-da-kosh
PLPolski
słownik
slo-vnik
PTPortuguês
dicionário
di-shon-a-rio
RORomână
dictionar
di-k-shon-ar
RUРусский
словарь
slo-var
SWKiswahili
kamusi
ka-mu-si
TEతెలుగు
శబ్దకోశం
shab-da-ko-sham
THไทย
พจนานุกรม
phon-na-nu-kham
TLTL
diksiyonaryo
di-k-shon-aryo
UKУкраїнська
словник
slo-vnik
URاردو
لغت نامہ
lug-at na-ma
VITiếng Việt
bách khoa toàn thư
bach khoa toan thu
ZUZU
isibongo
i-si-bon-go