tauromachy
1Tauromachy — Tau*rom a*chy, n. [Gr. tayromachi a; tay^ros bull + ma chh fight.] Bullfighting. [1913 Webster] …
2Tauromachy — (from Greek ταυρομαχία tauromachia , bull fight , from ταύρος tauros , bull + μάχη machē , battle, fight ) is a name for the cultural ritual of Bullfighting and also for the iconic central action of Mithras, the savior god of Mithraism. It is… …
3tauromachy — [tô räm′ə kē] n. [Gr tauromachia, bullfight < tauros, bull (see TAURUS) + machē, a battle] literary term for BULLFIGHTING …
4tauromachy — tauromachian /tawr euh may kee euhn/, adj. /taw rom euh kee/, n. the art or technique of bullfighting. [1840 50; ( < Sp tauromaquia) < Gk tauromachía. See TAURO , MACHY] * * * …
5tauromachy — noun Bullfighting (in classical times) …
6tauromachy — bullfighting Fighting and Combat …
7tauromachy — [tɔ: rɒməki] noun (plural tauromachies) rare bullfighting or a bullfight. Derivatives tauromachian adjective tauromachic adjective Origin C19: from Gk tauromakhia, from tauros bull + makhē battle …
8tauromachy — n. Bull fighting …
9tauromachy — tau·rom·a·chy …
10tauromachy — /tɔˈrɒməki/ (say taw romuhkee) noun the art or practice of bullfighting. {Greek tauromachia} …