sanctorum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →sanctus, sancti:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Age:
- Later
- Field:
- Religion
saint;
gen. pl. - Entry →sancio, sancire, sanxi, sanctus:
Verb · 4th conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
confirm, ratify; sanction; fulfill (prophesy); enact (law); ordain; dedicate;
gen. pl. perf. pass. part.gen. pl. perf. pass. part. - Entry →sanctus, sancta -um, sanctior -or -us, sanctissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
consecrated, sacred, inviolable; venerable, august, divine, holy, pious, just;
gen. pl. (m.)gen. pl. (n.) - Entry →sanctor, sanctoris:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
establisher; one who enacts;
gen. pl.
Examples
Liber VIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...theatra. Sic formosa, Fabulla, sic puella es. 5 Sanctorum nobis miracula reddis auorum nec pateris, Caesar, saecula cana..."
Liber Secundus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...dicavit, 80amplexusque sinu tulit et genuisse putavit.fas mihi sanctorum venia dixisse parentum,tuque oro, Natura, sinas, cui prima..."Amores III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...rapuere rogales pectoribus pasci nec timuere tuis? aurea sanctorum potuissent templa deorum urere, quae tantum sustinuere nefas! avertit..."
