Jove

[ johv ]

/ dʒoʊv /

noun

Archaic. the planet Jupiter.

Idioms

by Jove! (an exclamation used to emphasize an accompanying remark or to express surprise, approval, etc.): It was a good fight, by Jove!

Origin of Jove

1325–75; Middle English < Latin Jov- (oblique stem of compound nominative Juppiter father Jove), akin. to deus god; cognate with Greek Zeús (genitive Diós) Zeus

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Examples from the Web for jove

At this point, a normal, fair-minded human being would think, "Well, by jove, we've got to get out there and equal them."
Florida Is Going Democratic|Michael Tomasky|August 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But, for this foul deed, the wrath of Jove shall rest upon them here and hereafter.'
Elson Grammar School Literature, Book Four.|William H. Elson
Then Jove's daughter Minerva came up to them, having assumed the form and voice of Mentor.
The Odyssey|Homer
The pair met by the oak tree, and King Apollo son of Jove was first to speak.
The Iliad|Homer

Nine of Jove's years are gone; the timbers of our ships have rotted; their tackling is sound no longer.
The Iliad|Homer
The word is so printed that nothing but the sense can determine whether it be love or Jove.
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies|Samuel Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for jove

Jove

/ (dʒəʊv) /

noun

another name for Jupiter 1

by Jove an exclamation of surprise or excitement

Word Origin for Jove

C14: from Old Latin Jovis Jupiter

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Word Origin and History for jove

Jove

Roman god of the bright sky, late 14c., from Latin Iovis, from PIE *dyeu- "to shine," with derivatives referring to the sky, heavens, a god (see diurnal, and cf. Zeus). In classical Latin, the compound Iuppiter replaced Old Latin Iovis as the god's name.