tauromachian

English

Etymology

See tauromachy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌtɔːɹəˈmækiən/

Adjective

tauromachian (not comparable)

1. (archaic) Of or pertaining to bullfighting.
   • 1968, Pierre Leveque, The Greek Adventure, page 33:

     The bull was also a sacred animal, hence the innumerable tauromachian representations on large frescoes or in the minor arts […]

Noun

tauromachian (plural tauromachians)

1. (archaic) A bullfighter.

References

• “tauromachian”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “tauromachian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.