Definitions for ancile

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ancile an·ci·le

Spelling: [an-sahy-lee, ahng-kee-ley]

IPA: /ænˈsaɪ li, ɑŋˈki leɪ/

Ancile is a 6 letter English word.

You can make 135 anagrams from letters in ancile (aceiln).

Definitions for ancile

noun

1. a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
2. any of 11 counterfeits of this shield, carried with it on ceremonial occasions.

Origin of ancile

1590-1600; Latin ancīle, traditionally said to be equivalent to an- (variant of ambi- ambi- before c-) + -cīle (-cīd- combining form of caed(ere) to cut (cf.

Examples for ancile

Shortly after, Julian plainly accuses Christians of worshipping the wood of the Cross, though they refused to worship the ancile.

The first ancile was supposed to have fallen from heaven in answer to the prayer of Numa Pompilius.