masc. proper name, from Latin augustus "venerable" (see august). The name originally was a cognomen applied to Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus as emperor, with a sense something like "hi [..]

Augustus [N] [H] [S]the cognomen of the first Roman emperor, C. Julius Caesar Octavianus, during whose reign Christ was born ( Luke 2:1 ). His decree that "all the world should be taxed" was [..]

Augustus [N] [E] [S] increased

the cognomen of the first Roman emperor, C. Julius Caesar Octavianus, during whose reign Christ was born (Luke 2:1). His decree that "all the world should be taxed" was the divinely ordered [..]

(venerable) Cae'sar, the first Roman emperor. He was born A.U.C. 691, B.C. 63. His father was Caius Octavius; his mother Atia, daughter of Julia the sister of C. Julius Caesar. He was principally [..]

Augustus. increased

Dutch and Latin word for "August."

Afrikaans word for "August."

(n) Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)

No proper name, but a mere title given to Octavian, because he was head of the priesthood. In the reign of Diocle’tian the two emperors were each styled Augustus (sacred majesty), and the two [..]

n. "Augustus Caesar, the Roman emperor," proper n.; not in MED. KEY: augustus@n#propn

n#propn 2 augustus 2

The Roman emperor , also called (63- 14taken to use in the 18th century.

August (''month'')

Means "exalted, venerable", derived from Latin augere meaning "to increase". Augustus was the title given to Octavian, the first Roman emperor. He was the adopted s [..]