lectisternium
noun
lec·ti·ster·ni·um
ˌlektəˈstərnēəm
plural lectisterniums
-ēəmz
or lectisternia
-ēə
: a religious rite of ancient Greece and Rome marked by the placing of images of gods on couches and the spreading of food before them
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