magmentarius

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

magmentārĭus, a, um, adj. [magmentum],

of or belonging to an addition made to a sacrifice (ante-class.): magmentum a magis, quod ad religionem magis pertinet; itaque propter hoc magmentaria fana instituta locis certis, quo id imponeretur, Varr. L. L. 5, § 112 Müll.—Hence, subst.: magmentārĭum , i, n. (sc. sacellum), a sanctuary for additional sacrifices : putant enim ad me non nulli pertinere magmentarium Telluris aperire, Cic. Har. Resp. 14, 31: magmentarium ἐφʼ οὗ τὰ σπλάγχνα ἀνατιθέμενα τοῖς βωμοῖς προσφέρονται, Gloss. Philox.

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