Catilinarian

English

Etymology

From Latin catilīnārius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkætɪlɪˈnɛəɹiən/

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Adjective

Catilinarian (comparative more Catilinarian, superlative most Catilinarian)

1. Pertaining to Catiline, the Roman conspirator who attempted to overthrow the Roman Empire; resembling Catiline's conspiracy.

   Catilinarian conspiracy

   Catilinarian War

   • 1880, Anthony Trollope, The Life of Cicero‎^[1], volume I:

     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

• Catilinian

Translations

Translations

• French: catilinaire (fr)
• Italian: catilinario (it)
• Latin: catilīnārius

References

• “Catilinarian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.