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Webster 1913 Edition
Augustan
1.
Of or pertaining to Augustus Cæsar or to his times.
2.
Of or pertaining to the town of Augsburg.
Augustan age
of any national literature, the period of its highest state of purity and refinement; – so called because the reign of Augustus Cæsar was the golden age of Roman literature. Thus the reign of Louis XIV. (b. 1638) has been called the Augustan age of French literature, and that of Queen Anne (b. 1664) the Augustan age of English literature.
– Augustan confession
(Eccl. Hist.)
, or confession of Augsburg, drawn up at Augusta Vindelicorum, or Augsburg, by Luther and Melanchthon, in 1530, contains the principles of the Protestants, and their reasons for separating from the Roman Catholic church.
Webster 1828 Edition
Augustan
AUGUST'AN
, a.1.
Pertaining to Augustus; as the Augustan age.2.
The Augustan confession, drawn up at Augusta or Augsburg, by Luther and Melancthon, in 1530, contains the principles of the protestants, and their reasons for separating from the Romish church.Definition 2024
Augustan
Augustan
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Alternative forms
- Aug. (abbreviation)
Adjective
Augustan (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the times of the Roman emperor Augustus (63 BCE - 14 CE).
- Pertaining to the Roman poetic literature during this time.
- Pertaining to the period of English literature during the first half of the 18th century, known for satire and political themes.
Derived terms
- Augustan Age
- Augustanism
- post-Augustan
- pre-Augustan