Bible Encyclopedias
Nefasti, Dies
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
i.e., unlawful days, a term among the ancient Romans for those days on which neither courts of justice nor the assemblies of people could be held; afterwards they were dedicated chiefly to the worship of the gods. Numa PompiIius is said to have been the originator of the dies nefasti.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Nefasti, Dies'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/n/nefasti-dies.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.