august

5 definitions found

august - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  August \Au*gust"\, a. [L. augustus; cf. augere to increase; in
     the language of religion, to honor by offerings: cf. F.
     auguste. See Augment.]
     Of a quality inspiring mingled admiration and reverence;
     having an aspect of solemn dignity or grandeur; sublime;
     majestic; having exalted birth, character, state, or
     authority. "Forms august." --Pope. "August in visage."
     --Dryden. "To shed that august blood." --Macaulay.
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           So beautiful and so august a spectacle.  --Burke.
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           To mingle with a body so august.         --Byron.
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     Syn: Grand; magnificent; majestic; solemn; awful; noble;
          stately; dignified; imposing.
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  August \Au"gust\, n. [L. Augustus. See note below, and August,
     a.]
     The eighth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
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     Note: The old Roman name was Sextilis, the sixth month from
           March, the month in which the primitive Romans, as well
           as Jews, began the year. The name was changed to August
           in honor of Augustus C[ae]sar, the first emperor of
           Rome, on account of his victories, and his entering on
           his first consulate in that month.
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august - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  august
      adj 1: of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of
             august lineage" [syn: august, grand, lordly]
      2: profoundly honored; "revered holy men" [syn: august,
         revered, venerable]
      n 1: the month following July and preceding September [syn:
           August, Aug]

august - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  August, CA (CDP, FIPS 3209)
    Location: 37.97895 N, 121.26100 W
    Population (1990): 6376 (2536 housing units)
    Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

august - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  58 Moby Thesaurus words for "august":
     aristocratic, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, baronial, courtly,
     dignified, distinguished, dreadful, elevated, eminent, estimable,
     exalted, famous, fearful, glorious, godlike, grand, grandiose,
     grave, heroic, high, honorable, imposing, impressive, kingly,
     lauded, lofty, lordly, magisterial, magnanimous, magnificent,
     majestic, moving, noble, overwhelming, princely, prominent,
     queenly, regal, renowned, reverend, royal, sedate, soaring, sober,
     solemn, splendid, stately, statuesque, striking, sublime, superb,
     time-honored, towering, venerable, worshipful, worthy