Quirinal
- one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built.
- the Italian civil authority and government (distinguished from the Vatican).
- noting or pertaining to the Quirinal.
- of or relating to Quirinus.
Origin of Quirinal
Examples from the Web for quirinal
Historical Examples of quirinal
The shrine on the Quirinal is minutely described by classical writers.
Pagan and Christian RomeRodolfo Lanciani
The coffin was removed to the Quirinal and turned into a water-trough.
Pagan and Christian RomeRodolfo Lanciani
These two hills were named the Esquiline and Quirinal hills.
Romulus, Makers of HistoryJacob Abbott
The Quirinal palace cannot be said to have played a part in the history of Rome.
Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 1Francis Marion Crawford
Please understand at once that my son must go to the Quirinal, he said.
The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6Augustus J. C. Hare
Quirinal
- one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built
Word Origin and History for quirinal
Quirinal
royal palace in Rome, 1838, from Mons Quirinalis in Rome (one of the seven hills, site of a former Papal palace), from Quirinus, said to be the divine name of Romulus, but really one of the original trinity of Roman gods, representing Mars. His feast (Quirinalia) was Feb. 17. Used metonymically for "the Italian civil government" (1917), especially as distinguished from the Vatican.