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
- M
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..." - M
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..." - M
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..."
