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Catilinarian
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English
Etymology
From en la catilīnārius.
Pronunciation
en /ˌkætɪlɪˈnɛəɹiən/
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Adjective
Pertaining to Catiline, the Roman conspirator who attempted to overthrow the Roman Empire; resembling Catiline's conspiracy.
en Catilinarian conspiracy Catilinarian conspiracy
en Catilinarian War
en 1880 w:Anthony Trollope The Life of Cicero I https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/8945/pg8945-images.html We cannot execrate the conspirators who murdered Cæsar as we would do those who might now plot the death of a tyrant; nor can we deal as heavily with the murderers of Cæsar as we would have done then with Catilinarian conspirators in Rome, had Catiline's conspiracy succeeded.
Synonyms
en Catilinian
Translations
French: fr catilinaire
Italian: it catilinario
Latin: la catilīnārius
References
en eponyms