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PRONUNCIATION OF CONFARREATION

confarreation  [kənˌfærɪˈeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONFARREATION

noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Confarreation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONFARREATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Confarreatio

In ancient Rome, confarreatio was a traditional patrician form of marriage. The ceremony involved the bride and bridegroom sharing a cake of spelt, in Latin far or panis farreus, hence the rite's name. The Flamen Dialis and Pontifex Maximus presided over the wedding, and ten witnesses had to be present. The woman passed directly from the hand of her father or head of household to that of her new husband. Having parents who were married by confarreatio was a prerequisite for becoming a Vestal or the Flamen Dialis. Confarreatio seems to have been limited to those whose parents were also married by confarreatio, but later, perhaps with the rise of plebeian nobiles, this requirement must have been relaxed. Scipio Africanus presumably married his wife Aemilia Tertia by confarreatio, because their elder son was Flamen Dialis; yet Scipio's mother Pomponia was a plebeian. Likewise, Julius Caesar married Cornelia by confarreatio, but neither had patrician mothers, and Caesar's parents had not married by confarreatio.

Definition of confarreation in the English dictionary

The definition of confarreation in the dictionary is the highest form of marriage in ancient Rome, which was marked by the offering of a cake to Jupiter.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONFARREATION


abbreviation
əˌbriːvɪˈeɪʃən
affiliation
əˌfɪlɪˈeɪʃən
appreciation
əˌpriːʃɪˈeɪʃən
association
əˌsəʊsɪˈeɪʃən
aviation
ˌeɪvɪˈeɪʃən
depreciation
dɪˌpriːʃɪˈeɪʃən
deviation
ˌdiːvɪˈeɪʃən
differentiation
ˌdɪfəˌrɛnʃɪˈeɪʃən
humiliation
hjuːˌmɪlɪˈeɪʃən
initiation
ɪˌnɪʃɪˈeɪʃən
irradiation
ɪˌreɪdɪˈeɪʃən
mediation
ˌmiːdɪˈeɪʃən
negotiation
nɪˌɡəʊʃɪˈeɪʃən
pronunciation
prəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən
radiation
ˌreɪdɪˈeɪʃən
Reconciliation
ˌrɛkənˌsɪlɪˈeɪʃən
recreation
ˌrɛkrɪˈeɪʃən
remediation
rɪˌmiːdɪˈeɪʃən
retaliation
rɪˌtælɪˈeɪʃən
variation
ˌvɛərɪˈeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONFARREATION

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confab
confabbed
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confabulate
confabulation
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confarreate
confect
confection
confectionaries
confectionary
confectioner
confectioner´s
confectioner´s shop
confectioneries
confectioners´ sugar
confectionery

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONFARREATION

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education
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Trends of use of confarreation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONFARREATION»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about confarreation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONFARREATION»

Discover the use of confarreation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to confarreation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tacitus
The custom had been to name three patricians, descended from a marriage contracted according to the rites of confarreation.l Out of the number so proposed one was to be elected. f But this mode was no longer in use. The ceremony of ...
Cornelius Tacitus, 1830
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The Civil Law Including the Twelve Tables, the Institutes of ...
(110) "Formerly this ceremony was performed in three different ways, namely, by use, by confarreation, and by coemption. (111) A woman came into the hand of her husband by use when she had lived with him continuously for a year after ...
3
The doctrine and law of marriage, adultery, and divorce: ...
The most solemn and ancient mode of marriage was, however, by confarreation, which has been ascribed to Numa Pompilius, and was proper to the priesthood, to whom it was an indispensable qualification, and by whom alone it was ...
Hector Davies Morgan, 1826
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Historical Introduction to the Private Law of Rome
that if a woman, married neither by confarreation nor coemption, desired to retain her independence, she must periodically absent herself for three nights from her husband's house ; twelve months' uninterrupted cohabitation being required to ...
James Muirhead, Henry Goudy, Alexander Grant, 2009
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Sketches of the Domestic Manners and Institutions of the Romans
The ceremony was performed in three different modes: distinguished by the titles of "Confarreation?' i""Coemption? and '"'.Usage;'' each of which, though distinct in point of form, was equally binding on the contracting parties. Confarreation ...
‎1822
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The doctrine and law of marriage, adultery and divorce, with ...
The most solemn and ancient mode of marriage was, however, by confarreation, which has been ascribed to Numa Pom pi li us, and was proper to the priesthood, to whom it was an indispensable qualification, and by whom alone it was ...
Hector Davies Morgan, 1826
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Observations on Popular Antiquities Chiefly Illustrating the ...
Confarreation and the Ring a were used antiently as binding Ceremonies by the Heathens b, in making Agreements, Grants0, &c. whence they have doubtless been derived to the most solemn of our engagements. □ "Annulus Sponsce dono ...
John Brand, 1813
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The Code Napoléon, Verbally Translated from the French: To ...
The former was subdivided into threekinds : 1° That by confarreation, or the eating bread and flour together after the regular espousals with the consent of parents ; the gift to the damsel of a golden ring by a senator or patrician, and an iron one ...
France, Bryant Barrett, 1811
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A Systematic and Historical Exposition of Roman Law in the ...
A religious rite — confarreation. Confarreatio. In farreum women pass in manum by a kind of sacrifice made to Jupiter Farreus, in which a farreum, that is a wheaten cake (Jarreus pant's) is used ; from which the ceremony is named confarreatio.
William Alexander Hunter, 1803
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Ancient Roman Statutes: A Translation with Introduction, ...
By 11 B.C. marriage with manus had become so rare that, to provide sufficient candidates for the priesthood of Jupiter, whose priests (flamines Diales) had to be males born from parents wed by confarreation, the consuls Quintus Aelius Tubero ...
Allan Chester Johnson, Paul Robinson Coleman-Norton, Frank Card Bourne, 1961

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« EDUCALINGO. Confarreation [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/confarreation>. May 2024 ».
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