faucian
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4ADJ.
pandemic
VERB + FAUCIAN
fallen, take
FAUCIAN + NOUN
curia
ADV.
likewise
Definitions
adj
Ascribed to or characteristic of Anthony Fauci.
Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. has served […] as our heroic servant leader during our current COVID-19 pandemic. His authoritative persona has engendered our trust because he is seen as an honest, credible truth-teller
Sensible folks will take a more Faucian approach and hold small gatherings at home
adj
Pertaining to the Fauci family of Ancient Rome.
The Faucian curia is likewise stated to have been considered unlucky , as having been the first in the year both of the Gallic capture of the city , and of the Caudine disaster -- to which Licinius Macer added the Cremera;
Papirius appointed Caius Junius Bubulcus master of the horse; and, as he was proceeding in an assembly of the Curiæ to get an order passed respecting the command of the army, an unlucky omen obliged him to adjourn it; for the Curia which was to vote first, happened to be the Faucian, remarkably distinguished by two disasters, the taking of the city, and the Caudine peace; the same Curia having voted first in those years in which the said events are found.
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6Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. has served […] as our heroic servant leader during our current COVID-19 pandemic. His authoritative persona has engendered our trust because he is seen as an honest, credible tr
WiktionarySensible folks will take a more Faucian approach and hold small gatherings at home
WiktionaryThe biggest winners will be states who locked down the hardest during the pandemic. Their “Faucian bargain” has now paid off.
WiktionaryThe Faucian curia is likewise stated to have been considered unlucky , as having been the first in the year both of the Gallic capture of the city , and of the Caudine disaster -- to which Licinius Ma
WiktionaryPapirius appointed Caius Junius Bubulcus master of the horse; and, as he was proceeding in an assembly of the Curiæ to get an order passed respecting the command of the army, an unlucky omen obliged h
WiktionaryThe lot had fallen to this Faucian curia to be first in two calamitous years, that of the capture of Rome and of the Claudine forts.
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