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Latin
Etymology
From sacer (“sacred, holy, for sacrifice”) + -cola (“worshipper”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sacricola m (genitive sacricolae); first declension
- Someone who conducts a sacrifice, sacrificer, sacrificing priest.
- Someone who frequents sacrifices, worshipper.
Declension
First-declension noun.
References
- “sacricola”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “sacricola”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- sacricola in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- sacricola in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016