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nomen

American  
[noh-men] / ˈnoʊ mɛn /

noun

plural

nomina

  1. (in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”

nomen British  
/ ˈnəʊmɛn /

noun

  1. an ancient Roman's second name, designating his gens or clan See also agnomen cognomen praenomen

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Etymology

Origin of nomen

1885–90; < Latin nōmen name

Example Sentences

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Becciu explained this tradition during his testimony by invoking its Latin phrase “In odiosis non faceat nomen pontificis,” roughly meaning that the pope shouldn’t be drawn into unpleasant matters.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2022

Whatever showdown battle metaphor you like best, that’s what it is going to be like if the words Qui sibi nomen imposuit Pius are used to introduce the next pontiff.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2013

Pater noster qui es in coelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum .

From Time Magazine Archive

I'm afraid our nomen are a thousand times more harmful than the American yes-men.

From Time Magazine Archive

Deus autem novi testamenti nomen suum manifestat per angelum suum, Luc� secundo, et vocabis nomen ejus Jesum.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles

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