Virgil

American  

[vur-juhl] / ˈvɜr dʒəl /

noun

1. Vergil.

2. a male given name.

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Virgil British  

/ ˈvɜːdʒɪl /

noun

1. Latin name Publius Vergilius Maro. 70–19 _bc , Roman poet, patronized by Maecenas. The Eclogues (42–37), ten pastoral poems, and the Georgics (37–30), four books on the art of farming, established Virgil as the foremost poet of his age. His masterpiece is the Aeneid (30–19)

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Virgil Cultural  

1. An ancient Roman poet; the author of the Aeneid, one of the great epics of Western literature.

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Other Word Forms

• Virgilian adjective

Example Sentences

Captain Virgil van Dijk accused the team of "giving up" against City last weekend, when Liverpool conceded four times in the space of 20 minutes either side of half-time.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Also making an appearance in “Bigger Than Fashion” is Virgil Abloh, the influential designer who rose from obscurity in suburban Chicago to launch Off-White, a brand with Duchampian “nothing is new” chic, in 2013.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The building is called the Virgil, which indicates that at least someone in the filmmaking process has heard of Dante’s “Inferno,” in which the Roman poet appears as hell’s tour guide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Beetz stars as Asia, a young woman who turns up on the stoop of a high-end Manhattan apartment building, the Virgil, answering an ad for a maid job.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

“Hell,” Bull said to Virgil, “I’d hate to be that civilized.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy