Diffarreation

Diffarreation: In Ancient Rome, diffarreation (from Lat dif- + farreum, a spelt-cake^[1]) was a form of divorce in which a cake was used. Diffarreation was properly the dissolving of marriages contracted by confarreation, which were those of the pontifices. Festus says it was performed with a wheaten cake; and that it was called diffarreation from far, "wheat". Vigenere claims that confarreation and diffarreation are the same thing.^[2]

References

^ "diffarreation". Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. 2nd ed. 1989.

^ This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.

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Diffarreation — Dif*far re*a tion, n. [L. diffarreatio; dif = farreum a spelt cake. See {Confarreation}.] A form of divorce, among the ancient Romans, in which a cake was used. See {Confarreation}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
diffarreation — (ˌ)diˌfarēˈāshən noun ( s) Etymology: Latin diffarreation , diffarreatio, from dif (from dis ) + farreation , farreatio (as in confarreation , confarreatio confarreation) more at confarreation : the Roman ceremony of divorce p … Useful english dictionary
Diffarreation — Dif|far|re|a|ti|on die; , en <aus gleichbed. lat. diffarreatio zu ↑dis... u. lat. farreatio »der Genuss des Speltbrotes bei der Konfarreation«, vgl. ↑Konfarreation> die förmliche Trennung der Ehe, die durch die ↑Konfarreation geschlossen… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
diffarreation — dif·far·re·a·tion … English syllables
confarreation — kənˌfarēˈāshən, ˌkän noun ( s) Etymology: Latin confarreation , confarreatio, from confarreatus (past participle of confarreare to unite in marriage by a ceremony probably including sacrifice of a spelt cake, from com + farreare from farreum… … Useful english dictionary

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