Catilinarian

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Etymology

From Latin catilīnārius.

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  • IPA(key): /ˌkætɪlɪˈnɛəɹiən/
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Adjective

Catilinarian (comparative more Catilinarian, superlative most Catilinarian)

  1. Pertaining to Catiline, the Roman conspirator who attempted to overthrow the Roman Empire; resembling Catiline's conspiracy.
    Catilinarian conspiracy
    Catilinarian War
    • 1880, Anthony Trollope, The Life of Cicero, volume I:
      We cannot execrate the conspirators who murdered Cæsar as we would do those who might now plot the death of a tyrant; nor can we deal as heavily with the murderers of Cæsar as we would have done then with Catilinarian conspirators in Rome, had Catiline's conspiracy succeeded.

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