Elagabalus

== English == === Etymology === From Latin Elagabalus. The emperor is named for the deity, whose name is from a Semitic language and means "god of the mountain"; see the Latin entry for more. === Pronunciation === (US) enPR: ĕl'əgăbʹələs, IPA(key): /ˌɛləˈɡæbələs/ Hyphenation: El‧a‧gab‧a‧lus === Proper noun === Elagabalus The deity Elagabal, venerated in ancient times at Emesa in Syria (and later elsewhere in the Roman Empire), identified with a large black stone. (Ancient Rome) The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (reigned 218–222), noted for eccentricity, femininity, decadence, and disregard for Roman religious traditions and sexual taboos. ==== Synonyms ==== Heliogabalus ==== Translations ==== === References === == Latin == === Alternative forms === Hēliogabalus (with influences from Greek Ἥλιος (Hḗlios, “the Sun, a solar deity”)) === Etymology === The emperor/empress is named after the deity, whose name is from a Semitic language, variously suggested to be (a dialectal variant of) Arabic إِلٰه جَبَل (ʔilāh jabal, “god of the mountain”) or Classical Syriac ܐܠܗܓܒܠ (ʾĔlāhgabāl, “deity of the mountain”), possibly through Ancient Greek Ἐλαγάβαλος (Elagábalos). Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛ.ɫaˈɡa.ba.ɫʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [e.laˈɡaː.ba.lus] === Proper noun === Elagabalus m sg (genitive Elagabalī); second declension the deity Elagabal, venerated in ancient times at Emesa in Syria (and later elsewhere in the Roman Empire), identified with a large black stone the Roman emperor (or empress) Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (reigned 218–222), noted for eccentricity, femininity, decadence, and disregard for Roman religious traditions and sexual taboos ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== → English: Elagabalus Italian: Elagabalo Middle French: ElagabaleFrench: Élagabale Portuguese: Elagábalo Spanish: Elagábalo === Further reading === “Elăgăbălus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.