English Explanatory Dictionary

Elagabalus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The deity Elagabal, venerated in ancient times at Emesa in Syria (and later elsewhere in the Roman Empire), identified with a large black stone.
  2. The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (reigned 218–222), noted for eccentricity, femininity, decadence, and disregard for Roman religious traditions and sexual taboos.

Pronunciation

ĕl'əgăbʹələs /ˌɛləˈɡæbələs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-Elagabalus.wav

Word forms

Elagabalus

Etymology

From Latin Elagabalus. The emperor is named for the deity, whose name is from a Semitic language and means "god of the mountain"; see the Latin entry for more.

Synonyms

Heliogabalus

Translations

Arabic: إِيل جَبَل French: Élagabale Middle French: Elagabale German: Elagabal Greek: Ελαγάβαλος Greek: Ηλιογάβαλος Ancient Greek: Ἐλαγάβαλος Ancient Greek: Ἡλιογάβαλος Italian: Elagabalo Japanese: エラガバルス Korean: 엘라가발루스 Latin: Elagabalus Latin: Hēliogabalus Portuguese: Elagábalo Russian: Элагаба́л Spanish: Elagábalo Spanish: Heliogábalo
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