A type of priest who formed a collegium devoted to Jupiter as the patron of good faith, who advised the senate on foreign affairs, sometimes declaring war
Prayer; Within the tripartite structure that was often characteristic of formal ancient prayer, it would be the final expression of what is sought from the deity
A 'just war', considered justifiable to protect religious purity
To pour the first few drops of what you are about to drink, usually wine, but sometimes milk, honey, water, or oil, onto the household altar
A senatorial priesthood reserved for patricians; “king of the sacred things”
The formal addressing of the deity or deities in a ritual
A formal religious or public occasion; established and solemn secret ritual instructions; punctilious veneration with concern
Wearing the distinctive attire of the Roman military commander
A ceremony of reversal that removes a god from the premises so that the location can be used for secular purposes; or, removing someone from a priestly office
A person trained to practice a form of divination that involves the inspection of the entrails of sacrificed animals
A song, poem, ode, chant, hymn, spell, or charm
A sign or portent that disrupts the natural order as evidence of divine displeasure; to show or warn, demonstrate; a visual and horrific revelation of the truth
A person suckled; son
To chant or recite a formula with a joyful intonation and rhythm
That which is religiously legitimate, or an action that is lawful in the eyes of the gods; divine law
To tend, take care of, cultivate, to dwell in, inhabit, as a demonstration of god-ward respect, honor, and reverence
An extreme vow in which a general promised to sacrifice his own life in battle along with the enemy to underworld deities in exchange for a victory
The peace of the gods or 'divine peace'; only given in return for correct religious practice
One of the three parts of the ceremony inaugurating a templum that creates boundaries with permanent markers
The interpretation of signs according to the tradition of the 'Etruscan discipline', or as preserved in books
The 'calling forth' or 'summoning away' of a deity, conducted in a military setting either as a threat during a siege or as a result of surrender
A formal, religiously guaranteed obligation, either a betrothal as pledged by a woman's family, or a magistrate's solemn promise in international treaties on behalf of the Romans
Any thing or action contrary to divine law and will
A shrine; the oldest type of building that housed the image (statue) of a god; the shrine built to house the stake (a tree stripped of its bark by lightning); baptismal font
To consecrate
To ratify a compact and put it under the protection of a penalty or sanction
A priest of the highest-ranking college
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