SINCE 1828
criobolium
noun
cri·o·bo·li·um
| \ ˌkrīəˈbōlēəm\
variants:
or less commonly crioboly \ krīˈäbəlē \
plural criobolia\ -lēə \
also criobolies
Definition of criobolium
: a ceremony in the cult of certain Mediterranean deities (as Cybele and Attis) in which a ram was sacrificed so that the blood fell on the devotee — compare taurobolium
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