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Noun: secular games
  1. The centennial rites and games of ancient Rome that marked the commencement of a new generation (100 years representing the longest life in a generation); observances may have begun as early as the 5th century BC and lasted well into the Christian era
    - Ludi Saeculares

Type of: celebration, festivity

Encyclopedia: Secular games