Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

damnatio ad bestias

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: damna-tio ad bes-tias
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of ancient Roman capital punishment in which the condemned was killed by wild animals, usually lions.

Uncountable

Etymology

Latin [Term?] (literally “condemnation to beasts”)

Origin

Source language: Latin

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does damnatio ad bestias mean?: A form of ancient Roman capital punishment in which the condemned was killed by wild animals, usually lions.
Where does damnatio ad bestias come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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