Definition of VICENNALIA

vicennalia

Meanings

Plural: vicennalia, vicennalias

Noun

  • The festival and religious rituals celebrating a Roman emperor's 20th year of rule.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin vīcennālia, from vīcennium (“20-year period”) + -ālia (“-alia: forming the names of festivals”), from vicennis (“20-year”) + -ium (“forming abstract nouns”), from vīciēs (“twenty each”) + annus (“year”) + -is (“forming compound adjectives”). Equivalent to vicennium + -alia.

Synonyms

vicennial, vicennials

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