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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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