LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Stercŭlĭus

Meaning

  1. the deity that presides over manuring

Stercŭlĭus, ii, m. stercus,
I. the deity that presides over manuring, Tert. Apol. 25; Macr. S. 1, 7; Lact. 1, 20 fin.; 1, 36; Serv. Verg. G. 1, 21.—Called also, Stercŭ-lus, Prud. στεφ. 2, 450; Stercŭtus or Stercŭtĭus, Plin. 17, 9, 6, § 50; Lact. 1, 20, 36; and, Stercenĭus, Serv. Verg. A. 11, 850; cf. Aug. Civ. Dei, 18, 15; and Becker, Ant. 4, p. 16.

In English words that came into English from Stercŭlĭus

  • sterculiaceousStercŭlĭus

Quick answers

What does Stercŭlĭus mean in Latin?
Stercŭlĭus, a proper noun, means “the deity that presides over manuring”.