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Lupercalia is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Lupercalia in a sentence

Lupercalia meaning

An ancient Roman pastoral festival observed in mid-February to avert evil spirits and purify the city.

Using Lupercalia

  • The main meaning on this page is: An ancient Roman pastoral festival observed in mid-February to avert evil spirits and purify the city.
  • In the example corpus, lupercalia often appears in combinations such as: of lupercalia, the lupercalia, lupercalia with.

Context around Lupercalia

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

describes 1× replaced 1×

Often after:

horace 1× customs 1×

Sentence patterns with Lupercalia

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

18 describes lupercalia 1× day of lupercalia 15 february 1× during the lupercalia horace s 1× during the lupercalia with the 1× gelasius replaced lupercalia with the 1× holiday of lupercalia which was 1× originate from lupercalia customs 1× replacement of lupercalia 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

deviations from plutarch 1× references in art 1× some authors claim 1× some researchers such 1× this may also 1× well maybe the 1×

Common sentence endings:

18 describes lupercalia 1× exact same time 1× from lupercalia customs 1× replacement of lupercalia 1× six months earlier 1× tradition described above 1×

Words around Lupercalia

Just before it in the word index:

lupercal 2 luper 4 lupepe 2 lupe 31 lupc 2 lupas 3

Just after it in the word index:

lupercus 2 lupescu 7 luphomoid 2 luphondo 2 lupi 10 lupica 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Lupercalia

  • In this selection, "lupercalia" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, describes, replaced, horace and customs stand out and add context to how "lupercalia" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 18 describes lupercalia and day of lupercalia 15 february. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lupercalia" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lupercalia

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Well, maybe the day wasn’t exactly named Valentine’s Day, it was called Lupercalia. (15 words)

William Shakespeare 's play Julius Caesar begins during the Lupercalia, with the tradition described above. (15 words)

Deviations from Plutarch * Shakespeare makes Caesar's triumph take place on the day of Lupercalia (15 February) instead of six months earlier. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Some authors claim that Gelasius replaced Lupercalia with the "Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary," but researcher Oruch says that there is no written record of Gelasius ever intending a replacement of Lupercalia. (36 words)

This may also have been a good way of Christianizing the Romans' pagan holiday of Lupercalia, which was bloody and weird and gross and took place at the exact same time. (31 words)

References in art Caesar Refuses the Diadem (1894), when it was offered by Mark Antony during the Lupercalia Horace 's Ode III, 18 describes Lupercalia. (25 words)

Example sentences (7)

References in art Caesar Refuses the Diadem (1894), when it was offered by Mark Antony during the Lupercalia Horace 's Ode III, 18 describes Lupercalia.

Some authors claim that Gelasius replaced Lupercalia with the "Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary," but researcher Oruch says that there is no written record of Gelasius ever intending a replacement of Lupercalia.

Well, maybe the day wasn’t exactly named Valentine’s Day, it was called Lupercalia.

This may also have been a good way of Christianizing the Romans' pagan holiday of Lupercalia, which was bloody and weird and gross and took place at the exact same time.

Deviations from Plutarch * Shakespeare makes Caesar's triumph take place on the day of Lupercalia (15 February) instead of six months earlier.

Some researchers, such as Kellog and Cox, have made a separate claim that the modern customs of Saint Valentine's Day originate from Lupercalia customs.

William Shakespeare 's play Julius Caesar begins during the Lupercalia, with the tradition described above.

Common combinations with lupercalia

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lupercalia" in a sentence?
An example: "References in art Caesar Refuses the Diadem (1894), when it was offered by Mark Antony during the Lupercalia Horace 's Ode III, 18 describes Lupercalia." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "lupercalia" from authentic English texts.
What does "lupercalia" mean?
Lupercalia means: An ancient Roman pastoral festival observed in mid-February to avert evil spirits and purify the city.
How many example sentences with "lupercalia" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "lupercalia", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.