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Catilinarian

[ kat-l-uh-nair-ee-uhn ]
/ ˌkæt l əˈnɛər i ən /
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adjective
pertaining to or resembling Catiline.
noun
a person who participated in Catiline's conspiracy.
a person who resembles or imitates Catiline; conspirator.
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Origin of Catilinarian

1815–25; <Latin Catilin(a) Catiline + -arian
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