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Synonyms for centurion


Grammar : Noun
Spell : sen-too r-ee-uh n, -tyoo r-
Phonetic Transcription : sɛnˈtʊər i ən, -ˈtyʊər-

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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
Example sentences :
  • 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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