Aventine
Americannoun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Aventine
1615–25; < Latin Aventīnus ( mōns ) the Aventine (hill)
Example Sentences
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Francis celebrated the Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica before just a few dozen faithful rather than the Santa Sabina basilica on the nearby Aventine hill where his Ash Wednesday service is usually held.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 17, 2021
A superior value on the peaceful Aventine with elegant decor and lovely gardens.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 11, 2019
Knights garbed in black robes gathered for a Mass inside the order’s Villa Magistrale on Rome’s Aventine Hill ahead of the secret balloting on Saturday.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2017
"It is hard to overstate the importance of Rome, from Mount Aventine," he said in a statement.
From Reuters ● Dec. 4, 2014
Hercules is supposed to have visited Italy on his return from Erythia, when he slew Cacus, son of Vulcan, the giant of the Aventine mount of Rome, who had stolen his oxen.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
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