lectisternium
ὅτι μέντοι καὶ ἡ χρῆσις τῶν τρόπων, ὥσπερ τἆλλα πάντα καλὰ ἐν λόγοις, προαγωγὸν ἀεὶ πρὸς τὸ ἄμετρον, δῆλον ἤδη, κἂν ἐγὼ μὴ λέγω → however, it is also obvious, even without my saying so, that the use of figures of speech, like other literary adornments, is something that has always tempted toward excess
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lectisternĭum: ĭi, n. 2. lectus-sterno,
I a feast of the gods.
I Lit., an offering in which the images of the gods, lying on pillows, were placed in the streets, and food of all kinds set before them; these banquets were prepared by the Epulones, and consumed by them, Liv. 5, 13, 6; 7, 2, 27; 8, 25; 21, 62; 22, 1; 10 et saep.; cf.: lecti sternebantur in honorem deorum, unde hoc sacrum, vel potius sacrilegium nomen accepit, Aug. C. D. 3, 17, 2; cf. also Paul. ex Fest. p. 351 Müll.—
II Transf., in the Christian age, a feast held in memory of a deceased person, or at the consecration of a chapel dedicated to him, a feast of the dead, Sid. Ep. 4, 15; Inscr. Grut. 753, 4.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lectisternĭum,¹⁴ ĭī, n. (lectus, sterno),
1 lectisternium [repas qu’on offrait aux dieux dans certaines solennités] : Liv. 5, 13, 6
2 [ép. chrét.] festin funèbre, religieux : Sid. Ep. 4, 15.
Latin > German (Georges)
lectisternium, iī, n. (lectus u. sterno), die Göttermahlzeit, der Götterschmaus, bei dem die Bildnisse der Götter auf Kissen (lecti) gelegt und ihnen Speisen vorgesetzt wurden, Liv. 5, 13, 6 u.a.
Latin > English
lectisternium lectisterni(i) N N :: special feast of supplication to the gods, couches for them to recline upon
