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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Roman jurist whose chief work, the Institutes, is a major source of information on Roman law.
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- noun Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41)
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Examples
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That Epistle was not designed by the Spirit for the universal Church, or else it would have been preserved. unto the church -- of which Gaius is a member. loveth ... pre-eminence -- through ambition.
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Christians in Gaius's church or vicinity: Greet thy friends by name.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721
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See in Gaius the form of cretio haereditatis Inst.l. ii.p. 166. —
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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More strange goings on in Gaius Baltar’s love cult.
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I want all memory of their origins erased, so you are to tell Octavia that Alexander Helios will henceforth be known as Gaius Antonius, and Ptolemy Philadelphus as Lucius Antonius.
Antony and Cleopatra Colleen McCullough 2007
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I want all memory of their origins erased, so you are to tell Octavia that Alexander Helios will henceforth be known as Gaius Antonius, and Ptolemy Philadelphus as Lucius Antonius.
Antony and Cleopatra Colleen McCullough 2007
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At the era of Gaius, which is that of the Antonine Cæsars, the great blemishes of the Mancipatory Will had been removed.
Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society Henry Sumner Maine 1855
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Scintilla also cried out through her tears, calling him "Gaius," and entreating him by his guardian angel to be mollified.
Satyricon 2007
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I’ve always wanted to have a kid named Gaius or Caius … but Gaius is pretty much out the window.
Sci-Fi Baby Names 2009
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Scintilla also cried out through her tears, calling him "Gaius," and entreating him by his guardian angel to be mollified.
The Satyricon — Volume 02: Dinner of Trimalchio 20-66 Petronius Arbiter
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