Synonyms for centurion
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sen-too r-ee-uh n, -tyoo r- |
| Phonetic Transcription : sɛnˈtʊər i ən, -ˈtyʊər- |
Top 10 synonyms for centurion Other synonyms for the word centurion
Définition of centurion
Origin :- late 13c., from Latin centurionem (nominative centurio), "Roman army officer, head of a centuria" (a group of one hundred); see century.
- As in officer : noun person in law enforcement
- He talked with a centurion, who told him, "With a great price I obtained this freedom."
- Extract from : « Despair's Last Journey » by David Christie Murray
- The centurion sent to take him alive arrived before he expired.
- Extract from : « Pagan and Christian Rome » by Rodolfo Lanciani
- A military officer, a centurion or captain of a hundred men, was stationed there.
- Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage
- And here the centurion found the overseer, and talked with him long and earnestly.
- Extract from : « Nicanor - Teller of Tales » by C. Bryson Taylor
- My master's farm—a veteran of the first war—a centurion—the Numidians.
- Extract from : « The Lion's Brood » by Duffield Osborne
- Let us take the case of this first Centurion, and see if it will tell us.
- Extract from : « True Words for Brave Men » by Charles Kingsley
- He was a captain, or, as it was styled in those days, a centurion.
- Extract from : « Nero » by Jacob Abbott
- I have lost the confidence of the centurion to whom I sold you.
- Extract from : « The Brass Bell » by Eugne Sue
- The Centurion, therefore, fired a gun to leeward in order to amuse her.
- Extract from : « Notable Voyagers » by W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith
- A centurion or other officer in the army of Piso crossing to Macedonia.
- Extract from : « The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 » by Marcus Tullius Cicero
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