taurobolium
noun
tau·ro·bo·li·um
| \ ˌtȯrəˈbōlēəm\
variants:
or less commonly tauroboly \ tȯˈräbəlē \
plural taurobolia\ -ˈbōlēə \
also taurobolies
Definition of taurobolium
: a ceremony in the cult of certain Mediterranean deities (as Cybele and Mithras) in which worshipers were baptized with the blood of a sacrificed bull — compare criobolium
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