ludi saeculares

1. 1.

   the centennial rites and games of ancient Rome that marked the commencement of a new generation (100 years representing the longest life in a generation); observances may have begun as early as the 5th century BC and lasted well into the Christian era

   Synonymssecular games

   Broadercelebration

   plural

Questions about ludi saeculares

What does ludi saeculares mean?

ludi saeculares means "the centennial rites and games of ancient Rome that marked the commencement of a new generation (100 years representing the longest life in a generation); observances may have begun as early as the 5th century BC and lasted well into the Christian era".

What is another word for ludi saeculares?

Close synonyms include secular games. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ludi saeculares a common word?

ludi saeculares is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.