Marcellinus

American  

[mahr-suh-lahy-nuhs] / ˌmɑr səˈlaɪ nəs /

noun

1. Saint, died a.d. 304, pope 296–304.

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Example Sentences

“People expect to see these beautiful floats filled with flowers and tributes to the Virgin,” said Carlos Betancourt, 49, an organizer from St. Marcellinus in Commerce.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2022

If old Marcellinus were around today he might be fretting about the future of the U.S., because we are about to put the President in the loftiest chariot that man has yet devised.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the final days of Rome, the historian Ammianus Marcellinus noted, "The modern nobles measure their rank and consequence according to the loftiness of their chariots."

From Time Magazine Archive

Ammianus Marcellinus Ammianus Marcellinus, who wrote much later, in the latter half of the fourth century A.D., had also visited Gaul, which was then, of course, much Romanised.

From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)

The fear was so great in the East, says Ammienus Marcellinus, that a great number burned their books, lest matter should be found in them for an accusation of magic or sorcery.

From Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens by Blake, John F.