English Explanatory Dictionary

taurokathapsia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Bull-leaping, as depicted in Bronze Age art, especially from Minoan Crete.

Pronunciation

/ˌtɔːɹəkəˈθæpsiə/

Word forms

taurokathapsia

Etymology

From Revived Ancient Greek ταυροκαθάψια (taurokathápsia), variant of ταυροκάθαψις (taurokáthapsis), from ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”) + κάθαψις (káthapsis). Apparently coined by Arthur Evans, the excavator of Knossos, in ca. 1910.

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