Quirinus
Americannoun
noun
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Other confirmed actors in the series include Nick Frost as the affable groundskeeper Rubeus Hagrid, Luke Thallon as professor Quirinus Quirrell and Paul Whitehouse as caretaker Argus Filch.
From BBC • May 27, 2025
Quirinus was the name of the deified Romulus, the founder of Rome.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
What’s more, Caesar had his own statue added to the Temple of Quirinus, the founder of Rome.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
At Neuss, a short distance from D�sseldorf, is the church of St. Quirinus, which will live in the note-books of architectural students as one of the great buildings of the world.
From The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
This Quirinus, or Quirinius, pro-consul of Syria, was the first man who took it there, says the Bible.
From Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories by Hale, Edward E.
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