LUDI SAECULARES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ludi Saeculares mean? 

• LUDI SAECULARES (noun)
  The noun LUDI SAECULARES has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: LUDI SAECULARES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LUDI SAECULARES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

Ludi Saeculares; secular games

Hypernyms ("Ludi Saeculares" is a kind of...):

celebration; festivity (any joyous diversion)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)