Difference between revisions of "August"
From BiblePortal Wikipedia
(Created page with "August <ref name="term_67979" /> <p> Originally called Sextilis, as the sixth month of the Roman year, which began in March, and named August in honour of Augustus, as be...") |
|||
| (3 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_89914" /> == | |||
<p> Originally called Sextilis, as the sixth month of the | <p> '''(1):''' (a.) The eighth month of the year, containing thirty-one days. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (a.) Of a quality inspiring mingled admiration and reverence; having an aspect of solemn dignity or grandeur; sublime; majestic; having exalted birth, character, state, or authority. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_67979" /> == | |||
<p> Originally called Sextilis, as the sixth month of the Roman year, which began in March, and named August in honour of Augustus, as being the month identified with remarkable events in his career. </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="term_89914"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/august August from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_67979"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/august August from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_67979"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/august August from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Latest revision as of 01:01, 13 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (a.) The eighth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
(2): (a.) Of a quality inspiring mingled admiration and reverence; having an aspect of solemn dignity or grandeur; sublime; majestic; having exalted birth, character, state, or authority.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
Originally called Sextilis, as the sixth month of the Roman year, which began in March, and named August in honour of Augustus, as being the month identified with remarkable events in his career.
