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Anicetus

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[an-uh-see-tuhs] / ˌæn əˈsi təs /

noun

  1. Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.


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“Dost thou too forsake me?” she began, and saw Anicetus behind her, accompanied by Herculeius, the trier-arch, and Obaritus, a centurion of marines.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2019

Mother wit came to the rescue in the person of Anicetus the freedman, preceptor of Nero’s boyish years, and detested by Agrippina with a vigour which was reciprocated.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2019

At the same moment, Anicetus forced open the door of entrance, and came in accompanied by two of his officers.

From Nero Makers of History Series by Jacob Abbott

Why, I myself have visited the fleet   With Anicetus: sullen droop the sails   Or flap in mutiny against the mast.

From Nero by Stephen Phillips

He had, however, chosen this third person more wisely than Seneca, for Anicetus could not refuse.

From The Women of the Caesars by Guglielmo Ferrero

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