Magnus Annus

[mahg-noo s ahn-noo s]

noun Latin.

the Great Year: a cycle of years, usually a thousand, that begins with a Golden Age, steadily deteriorates, and ends with a universal catastrophe, either a fire or a flood.

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Contemporary Examples of magnus

Another Maximus factor is the august Roman -us ending, with other names like Atticus, Cassius, Augustus and Magnus heating up.
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Historical Examples of magnus

After all, this is only what might have been expected of the favorite pupil of Albertus Magnus.
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Magnus is a solemn old fool; far too much of a fool to be an assassin.
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G. K. Chesterton
One ring had belonged to Bishop Magnus his uncle, and the other to his father Thorvald.
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W. P. Ker
Magnus, as he grew up, showed an ugly and revengeful temper.
Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15)
Charles Morris
This may be seen in the name the people gave him, which was that of Magnus the Good.
Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15)
Charles Morris

Word Origin and History for magnus

Magnus

Scandinavian masc. proper name, popular with early kings, the first to use it was Magnus I, king of Norway and Denmark (d.1047), who evidently took it in emulation of Charlemagne (Latin Carolus Magnus) under the impression that magnus (Latin, literally "great;" see magnate) was a personal name.