ˌlektəˈstərnēəm noun
( plural lectisterniums -ēəmz ; or lectister·nia -ēə)
Etymology: Latin, from lectus couch + -i- + -sternium (from sternere to spread) — more at lie , strew
: a religious rite of ancient Greece and Rome marked by the placing of images of gods on couches and the spreading of food before them