- singular of milites gloriosi.
miles gloriosus
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of miles gloriosus
from the title of a comedy by Plautus
Example Sentences
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In 'Julius of Tarentum' the younger brother, Guido, is, again, the man of action; a miles gloriosus who boasts of his strong arm and dreams of glory.
From The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller by Thomas, Calvin
Roister smacks of the "miles gloriosus"; Merygreeke combines the vice with the Terentian rogue; and yet, when all is said, Udall's play remains a remarkably original production, realistic and English.
From John Lyly by Wilson, John Dover
The real truth seems to be, that had Falstaff, loose and unprincipled as he is, been born a Coward and bred a Soldier, he must, naturally, have been a great Braggadocio, a true miles gloriosus.
From Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare by Smith, David Nichol
His heroes had no scruples in proclaiming their physical advantages and athletic prowess; Charles O’Malley, that typical Galway miles gloriosus, introduces himself with ingenuous egotism in the following passage:
From Humours of Irish Life by Various
Full of the pedantry of his profession and fond of noble phrases, he is a kind of cross between Dugald Dalgetty and Ancient Pistol, with a slight relish of the miles gloriosus.
From Among My Books First Series by Lowell, James Russell
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