august

AdjektivVerbSubstantivhäufig in Dialogen

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Vereinigte Staaten//ɔˈɡʌst//
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Awe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable.

Adjektiv

1
Awe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable.
an august patron of the arts
In the book of Pſalms there are many things ſaid of David, which ſeem capable of a much auguſter ſenſe than can be pretended to be anſwered by any thing that befel himſelf.
[W]e shall not, I think, be able to find language which can convey in few words more fully the idea we should always have impressed on our minds of the august character of our Lord, than the expression, "the word of life."
The commands of the august sovereign are the imperial commands, or the phœnix (the incomparable) mandate.
2
Of noble birth.
an august lineage
A branch of the house of Lorraine, in comparison with which even the royal race of Capet was mean, the Guises traced back their august lineage through a long line of warrior princes to the Imperial figure of Charlemagne.

Herkunft

From French auguste (“noble, stately; august”) or Latin augustus (“majestic, venerable, august; imperial, royal”), from augeō (“to augment, increase; to enlarge, expand, spread”). Doublet of August and Augustus.

Verb

1
veraltetTo make ripe; ripen.
2
veraltetTo bring to realization.
By divine science and cœlestial art / He for the cause of the dear nations toiled, / And augusted man's heavenly hopes that so, / […] / he might, by awful rites / […] / Adhæsion with Divinity achieve.

Herkunft

From August.

Substantiv

1
Variante von augusteAlternative form of auguste (“kind of clown”).

Formen

Plural: augusts
Komparativ: auguster, more august
Superlativ: augustest, most august
Präteritum: augusted
Partizip II: augusted
Partizip I: augusting
3. Person Singular: augusts

audition · A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate…auditorium · A large room for public meetings or performances.Audrey · A female given name from Old English.

august · Awe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable.

August · The eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian…Augustine · A male given name from Latin, notably borne by Saint…Augustus · The Roman emperor Augustus, also called Gaius Julius Caesar…

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