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Salus

[ sey-luhs ]

/ ˈseɪ ləs /

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noun

the ancient Roman goddess of health and prosperity: identified with the Greek goddess Hygeia.

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Origin of Salus

From the Latin word salūs health

Words nearby Salus

salud, salugi, Saluki, saluresis, saluretic, Salus, salus populi suprema lex esto, salutary, salutation, salutatorian, salutatorium

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How to use Salus in a sentence

Ibi tertium iam mensem ger decumbebat, cuius salus erat conclamata, quem Barbari visendum Patri obtulerunt.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
The goddess Salus, or Health, was much honored by the Romans.
The Student's Mythology|Catherine Ann White
Esto salus et suggestor et effector judiciorum nostrorum, qui solus cum Deo patre et ejus Filio nomen possides gloriosum.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 4|Henry Charles Lea
Verba Fabii salutem incolumitatemque Viennensium commendantis; salus refers to being killed, incolumitas to being plundered: comp.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes|Ludwig Dderlein

Proinde morbi quoque et aegritudines partae sunt, dum salus paritur.
Theodicy|G. W. Leibniz