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tauroboly Gr. Antiq. (tɔːˈrɒbəlɪ) [ad. L. taurobolium (also in Eng. use), f. Gr. ταυροβόλος striking or slaughtering bulls, f. ταῦρος bull + stem of βολή cast, stroke, wound. So F. taurobole.] The slaughter of a bull or bulls; spec. a pagan sacrifice of a bull in honour of Cybele, with its attendant...
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tauro- repr. Gr. ταυρο-, combining form of ταῦρος (= L. taurus) bull, occurring in a few words derived from Greek and modern chemical terms, and in rare nonce-formations. ˈtaurobole [cf. tauroboly], a bull-slayer; also tauroˈbolic a., of the nature of tauroboly. (Both rare.); tauˈrolatry [-latry], w...
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40 Tremendous Words Beginning With the Letter T - Mental Floss
Aug 25, 2022A formal word for a bullfight. Likewise, a taurobole is a bull-killer, a tauroboly is the ritual sacrifice of a bull, anything tauricornous has horns like a bull, and anything tauriform is shaped ...
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