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- proper noun Roman mythology The
god ofmanure orfertilizer .
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For example, the Romans revered Sterculius, god of odor, because he was the first to lay dung upon the earth.
Flushed W. Hodding Carter 2006
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To combat the influences of Sterculius and the like, and to set itself apart, Christianity declared natural bodily functions abhorrent and chose to demonize those moments when bodies shed their waste.
Flushed W. Hodding Carter 2006
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For example, the Romans revered Sterculius, god of odor, because he was the first to lay dung upon the earth.
Flushed W. Hodding Carter 2006
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To combat the influences of Sterculius and the like, and to set itself apart, Christianity declared natural bodily functions abhorrent and chose to demonize those moments when bodies shed their waste.
Flushed W. Hodding Carter 2006
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