Elagabalus

Meaning

Proper Noun

• The deity Elagabal, venerated in ancient times at Emesa in Syria (and later elsewhere in the Roman Empire), identified with a large black stone.
• The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (reigned 218–222), noted for eccentricity, femininity, decadence, and disregard for Roman religious traditions and sexual taboos.

Related

Similar words

• Heliogabalus

Origin

• From Latin Elagabalus. The emperor is named for the deity, whose name is from a Arabic name whose elements are إِلٰه and Arabic جَبَل ("mountain").