augustius
Dictionary entries
- Entry →augustus, augusta -um, augustior -or -us, augustissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Religion
sacred, venerable; majestic, august, solemn; dignified; worthy of honor (Ecc);
acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (n.)voc. sg. (n.) - Entry →auguste, augustius, augustissime:
Adverb
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Religion
reverently, solemnly; with dignity; majestically; sacredly;
Examples
Liber VIII
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...numine summo 860hoc tumulo Fortuna iacens; augustius arisuictoris Libyco pulsatur in aequore saxum.Tarpeis qui saepe deis sua tura..."Liber XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...Zeuxis plus membris corporis dedit, id amplius aut augustius ratus atque, ut existimant, Homerum secutus, cui validissima quaeque..."Liber XI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...viri, nec habitus triumphalis, quo nihil excogitari potest augustius, feminas deceat. IV. Hunc locum Cicero breviter in tertio..."
