conversus
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of conversus
< Latin, past participle of convertere to convert 1; see converse 2
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Boetius de consolatione philosophiæ, in Græcam linguam conversus a Maximo Planude.—
From The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee And the Catalog of His Library of Manuscripts by Dee, John
Tum ego ad reginam conversus: 'Ecce inquam sacramentarios illos tam diu vexatos, et omnibus calumniis oppressos.'
From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 by Baird, Henry Martyn
"Festive, mihi crede, et minore sonitu, quam putaram, orbis hic in republica est conversus."
From The Life of Cicero Volume One by Trollope, Anthony
Natheles seynt Austyn and seynt Gregory seyn thus: Augustinus; Qui scelera sua cogitat, et conversus fuerit, veniam sibi credat.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 08 Asia, Part I by Hakluyt, Richard
Et conversus Deus, ut aspiceret opera quae fecerunt manus suae, vidit quod omnia essent bona nimis; and then the sabbath.
From The Essays of Francis Bacon by Bacon, Francis
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