| Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary
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Multiple entries for this lemma:
augustus, a, um, adj. [from augeo, as angustus from ango; v. augeo], originally belonging to the language of religion, majestic, august, venerable, worthy of honor (class. in prose and poetry; in Cic. mostly in connection with sanctus; never in Plaut., Ter., Lucr, or Hor.; syn.: magnus, venerabilis, venerandus): sancta vocant augusta patres: augusta vocantur Templa, sacerdotum rite dicata manu , Ov. F. 1, 609 sq.: Panta gar ta entimotaga kai ta hierôtata Augousta prosagoreuetai, Dio Cass. 53, 16: augurium , Enn. ap. Varr. R. R. 3, 1, 2 (Ann. v. 494 Vahl.): Cives ominibus faustis augustam adhibeant Faventiam, Att. ap. Non. p. 206, 1, and p. 357, 15 (Trag. Rel. p. 202 Rib.): Eleusis sancta illa et augusta , Cic. N. D. 1, 42, 119: sanctus augustusque fons , id. Tusc. 5, 12, 37: Liber, qui augusta haec loca Cithaeronis colis, auct. inc., Trag. Rel. p. 268 Rib.: locus augustus , Suet. Dom. 53: templum , Liv. 1.29.5; 42.3.6: augustissimo et celeberrimo in templo , id. 42, 12, 6: fanum , id. 38, 13, 1: solum , id. 45, 5, 3: moenia , Verg. A. 7.153 (augurio consecrata, Serv.); so, gravitas (caelestium) , Ov. M. 6.73; 9.270: mens , id. ib. 15.145 et saep.-- Transf. to other things (so most freq. after the Aug. per.): tectum augustum, ingens , Verg. A. 7.170.--Of bees: sedes , Verg. G. 4.228 (augustum: abusive, nobile, quasi majestatis plenum, Serv.): ut primordia urbium augustiora faciat, Liv. praef § 5: habitus formaque viri, id 1, 7, 9; so, species , id. 8.6.9: conspectus , id. 8.9.10: ornatus habitusque , id. 5.41.8: augustissima vestis , id. 5.41.2: augustior currus , Plin. Pan. 92, 5: augustissimum tribunal , id. ib. 60, 2 al.--Adv.: augustê, reverently, sacredly: auguste sancteque consecrare , Cic. N. D. 2, 24, 62 auguste sancteque venerari, id. ib. 3, 21, 53.--Comp non quo de religione dici posset augustius, Cic. Brut. 21, 83.--Sup. prob. not in use
Augustus, i, m. [1 augustus]. I. A surname of Octavius Cœsar after he attained to undivided authority (acc. to Ov F 1, 590, after the year of Rome 727, Id. Jan.), and, after him, of all the Roman emperors; equivalent to Majesty or Imperial Majesty (cf. Suet. Aug. 7; Flor 4, 12 fin., Dio Cass. 53, 16: ex houper kai Sebaston auton kai hellênizontes pôs ôsper tina septon apo ton sebazesthai proseîpon), Hor C, 1, 12; 4, 5; 4, 14; 4, 15; id. Ep. 2, 1 al.; Ov M 15, 860; id. F. 1, 590; 4, 676; 5, 567, Vulg. Luc. 2, 1; ib. Act. 25, 21; 25, 25 et saep.; later: semper Augustus, Symm Ep. 2, 30 al.-- Hence, II. Adj.: Augustus, a, um, of or relating to Augustus or the emperor, Augustan, imperial caput, i. e. Augustus, Ov. M. 15.869: aures , id. P 1, 2, 117 forum, id. ib. 4, 5, 10: postes, id M 1, 562: domus , id. P. 2, 2, 76: Principis augustâ Caprearum in rupe sedentis, Juv 10, 93 Jahn (where Hermann reads angusta) pax, Ov. P. 2, 5, 18; Vell 2, 126: cohors , Vulg. Act. 27, 1 et saep.: marmor (in Egypt) , Plin. 36, 7, 11, § 55 (cf Isid. Orig. 16, 5, 4; Au gusteum): laurus, also called regia, the best species of it , Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 129, 17, 10, 11, § 60: flcus, Macr S. 2, 16.--But esp Men. sis Augustus, the month of August, named after Augustus; earlier called Sextilis (cf Macr. S. 1, 12 fin., and Julius fin.), Juv 3, 9: Katendae , Col. 11, 12; Plin. 2, 47, 47, § 123 al.: Idus , Mart. 12, 68 et saep.--Augusta aula, i. e. Domitiani, Mart. 7, 40 historia, the history of the Roman emperors, Vop Tac. 10.--In gen., imperial, royal. ma. trem regis ex augusto deposuit imperio, * Vulg. 2 Par. 15, 16
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