soteria

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

sōtērĭa, ōrum. n., = σωτηρια,

a festive entertainment given on a person's recovery from illness or escape from danger; presents given on such an occasion , Mart. 12, 56, 3.—Hence, Soteria, a congratulatory poem on such an occasion , Stat. S. 1, 4 in lemm.