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|lshtext=<b>augustus</b>: a, um, adj. from [[augeo]], as [[angustus]] from [[ango]]; v. [[augeo]], [[originally]] belonging to the [[language]] of [[religion]],<br /><b>I</b> [[majestic]], [[august]], [[venerable]], [[worthy]] of [[honor]] ([[class]]. in [[prose]] and [[poetry]]; in Cic. [[mostly]] in [[connection]] [[with]] [[sanctus]]; [[never]] in Plaut., Ter., Lucr, or Hor.; syn.: [[magnus]], [[venerabilis]], [[venerandus]]): sancta vocant augusta patres: augusta vocantur Templa, sacerdotum [[rite]] dicata manu, Ov. F. 1, 609 sq.: Πάντα γὰρ τὰ ἐντιμόταγα και τα ἱερωτατα Αὔγουστα προσαγορευεται, [[Dio]] Cass. 53, 16: [[augurium]], Enn. ap. Varr. R. R. 3, 1, 2 (Ann. v. 494 Vahl.): Cives ominibus faustis augustam adhibeant Faventiam, Att. ap. Non. p. 206, 1, and p. 357, 15 (Trag. Rel. p. 202 Rib.): [[Eleusis]] sancta [[illa]] et augusta, Cic. N. D. 1, 42, 119: [[sanctus]] augustusque [[fons]], id. Tusc. 5, 12, 37: [[Liber]], qui augusta haec loca Cithaeronis [[colis]], auct. inc., Trag. Rel. p. 268 Rib.: [[locus]] [[augustus]], Suet. Dom. 53: [[templum]], Liv. 1, 29, 5; 42, 3, 6: augustissimo et celeberrimo in templo, id. 42, 12, 6: [[fanum]], id. 38, 13, 1: [[solum]], id. 45, 5, 3: [[moenia]], Verg. A. 7, 153 (augurio consecrata, Serv.); so, [[gravitas]] (caelestium), Ov. M. 6, 73; 9, 270: [[mens]], id. ib. 15, 145 et saep.— Transf. to [[other]] things (so [[most]] freq. [[after]] the Aug. per.): [[tectum]] augustum, [[ingens]], Verg. A. 7, 170.—Of bees: [[sedes]], Verg. G. 4, 228 (augustum: [[abusive]], nobile, [[quasi]] majestatis plenum, Serv.): ut [[primordia]] urbium augustiora faciat, Liv. praef § 5: [[habitus]] formaque viri, id 1, 7, 9; so, [[species]], id. 8, 6, 9: [[conspectus]], id. 8, 9, 10: [[ornatus]] habitusque, id. 5, 41, 8: augustissima [[vestis]], id. 5, 41, 2: augustior [[currus]], Plin. [[Pan]]. 92, 5: augustissimum [[tribunal]], id. ib. 60, 2 al.—Adv.: augustē, [[reverently]], sacredly: [[auguste]] sancteque consecrare, Cic. N. D. 2, 24, 62 [[auguste]] sancteque venerari, id. ib. 3, 21, 53.—Comp non quo de religione dici posset augustius, Cic. Brut. 21, 83.—Sup. prob. not in [[use]]

|georg=(1) [[augustus]]¹, a, um, Adi. m. Compar. u. Superl. ([[augeo]]), I) geheiligt, [[heilig]], [[bes]]. v. Örtlichkeiten, [[ara]] consecrata in [[loco]] [[augusto]], Cic.: [[templum]] augustum, augustissimum (hochheiliger), Liv.: [[Eleusis]] sancta [[illa]] et augusta, Cic.; vgl. ex [[hoc]] [[igitur]] Platonis [[quasi]] quodam sancto augustoque fonte nostra [[omnis]] manabit [[oratio]], Cic.: augusti tota ([[insula]]) [[atque]] inviolati [[soli]], Liv.: aug. [[sedes]], v. Bienenstocke, Verg. – II) übtr., [[ehrwürdig]], [[majestätisch]], [[erhaben]], [[habitus]] formaque viri [[aliquantum]] amplior augustiorque humanā, Liv.: augustior [[solito]] [[currus]], Plin. pan.: [[vestis]] augustissima, Liv.: [[doctrina]] augustissima, Arnob.: [[cuius]] ([[senatus]]) [[conspectus]] augustissimus fuit, Plin. ep. – v. Pers., [[species]] viri maioris, [[quam]] [[pro]] [[humano]] habitu, augustiorisque, Liv.: cum [[cetero]] habitu se augustiorem, tum [[maxime]] lictoribus [[duodecim]] sumptis fecit, Liv. – Dav.

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