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Catiline
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English
,O tempora, o mores!
Pronunciation
en /ˈkætəˌlaɪn/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Catiline.wav Southern England
Proper noun
Lucius Sergius Catilina (108 –62 ), a Roman politician who attempted to overthrow the Roman Republic.
Related terms
en Catilinarian
en Catilinian
Noun
A daring and reckless conspirator.
en 1913 Bernard Miall The Psychology of Revolution G. P. Putnam's Sons New York 325 https://archive.org/details/psychologyofrevo00leboiala/page/325/mode/1up La Révolution Française et la Psychologie des Révolutions 1912 w:Gustave Le Bon But such lessons will not affect the numerous Catilines of the present day.
Anagrams
en aceiilnt alticine
en eponyms