- 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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Res gloriosa is an illustrious thing; but vir gloriosus is commonly a braggart, as in miles gloriosus.
From Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 by Johnson, Samuel
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
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
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
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