lupercalia

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lupercalia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lupercalia \Lu`per*ca"li*a\, n. pl. [L. luperealis, fr. Lupercus
     the Lycean Pan, so called fr. lupus a wolf, because he kept
     off the wolves.] (Rom. Antiq.)
     A feast of the Romans in honor of Lupercus, or Pan.
     [1913 Webster]