Elagabalus

专有名词
中文释义
美 /ˌɛləˈɡæbələs/

英文释义

专有名词
  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.
    — Elagabalus, who was a Sun-god and the patron deity of Emesa, was worshipped […]
  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. Ancient-Rome
    — Racial prejudice also played a part, says Icks: before coming to Rome to rule it, Elagabalus was a priest in an obscure cult in Syria that venerated a black stone meteorite – a culture that would have been deeply strange to the Romans.

词汇关系

近义词
Heliogabalus

词源

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.
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