Quirinus
an ancient Roman god of war, identified with the deified Romulus; a personification of the Roman nation.
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How to use Quirinus in a sentence
These manufactories are between the temples of Flora and Quirinus.
Ten Books on Architecture | VitruviusQuirinus, kwi-rī′nus, n. an Italic divinity identified with the deified Romulus.
A spring of naphtha rising there goes by the name of Quirinus-oil.
The Lives of the Saints, Volume III (of 16): March | Sabine Baring-GouldAedes in colle Quirinali Romulo constituta, ipse pro deo cultus et Quirinus est appellatus.
Selections from Viri Romae | Charles Franois L'HomondQuirinus was miraculously preserved in infancy, when threatened with destruction by the tyrant ruler Amulius.
The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors | Kersey Graves
British Dictionary definitions for Quirinus
/ (kwɪˈraɪnəs) /
Roman myth a god of war, who came to be identified with the deified Romulus
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