taurobolium

Etymology
Borrowed from, from.

Noun

 * 1)  The ritual slaughter of a bull.
 * 2) * 1968, , Volume 22,, , page 236,
 * It is safe to conclude that the taurobolium at this stage in its development was a substitution rite33 at least in its original and most basic purpose, although it may soon have become an initiatory rite for women.
 * 1) * 1990, Britt-Mari Näsström, O Mother of the Gods and Men, Plus Ultra, page 42,
 * In addition to the gloomy figure of Attis, another spectacular element was connected to the cult of, the rite of the Taurobolium and the Criobolium.
 * In addition to the gloomy figure of Attis, another spectacular element was connected to the cult of, the rite of the Taurobolium and the Criobolium.

Usage notes

 * The rite was practised from the 2nd to the 4th centuries CE. From the mid-2nd century, it became associated almost exclusively with Roman worship of Cybele, an Anatolian mother goddess whom the Romans called Magna Mater ("Great Mother" [of the Gods]).
 * Not to be confused with, a modern term for ancient cult reliefs which depict Mithras killing a bull.

Related terms

 * ritual slaughter of a ram

Translations

 * Catalan: tauroboli
 * French: