Lemuria.
A religious feast of Ancient Rome during which rites were performed to exorcise the malevolent ghosts of the dead from their homes.
Meaning & usage
A religious feast of Ancient Rome during which rites were performed to exorcise the malevolent ghosts of the dead from their homes.
Where this word comes from
From Latin Lemuria.
A hypothetical continent or landmass postulated to have existed as an explanation of why lemur fossils appeared in Madagascar and India, but not in Africa or the Middle East.
A supposed lost country, continent, or island of the Indian Ocean inhabited by an ancient, spiritually advanced race or advanced alien visitants.
Where this word comes from
From lemur + -ia; coined by English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1864.
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