English

Proper noun

Maximus

1. A male given name

Usage notes

This given name is one of those traditionally given to Black African slaves in the United States, similar to many others of Classical origins given to slaves

Derived terms

• Max (diminutive)

Latin

Etymology

Latin maximus "the greatest".

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmak.si.mus/, [ˈmak.sɪ.mʊs]

Proper noun

Maximus

1. A cognomen; later also a name of early Christian saints.

Descendants

Male given name

Latin

Alternative forms

• maxumus

Adjective

maximus ‎(superlative of magnus)

1. greatest, largest, most powerful
2. oldest, eldest

Inflection

First/second declension.

Antonyms

• (greatest, largest): minimus

Descendants

References

• maximus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• maximus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “maximus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • it is high time that..: tempus maximum est, ut
    
  • to be in the enjoyment of a large fortune: fortunis maximis ornatum esse
    
  • to remunerate (handsomely): praemiis (amplissimis, maximis) aliquem afficere
    
  • to praise, extol, commend a person: (maximis, summis) laudibus efferre aliquem or aliquid
    
  • to win golden opinions from every one: maximam ab omnibus laudem adipisci
    
  • to be overwhelmed by a great affliction: in maximos luctus incidere
    
  • time assuages the most violent grief: vel maximos luctus vetustate tollit diuturnitas (Fam. 5. 16. 5)
    
  • to inspire some one with the most brilliant hopes: in maximam spem aliquem adducere (Att. 2. 22. 3)
    
  • to be reduced to extreme financial embarrassment: in maximas angustias (pecuniae) adduci
    
  • a numerous army: ingens, maximus exercitus (not numerosus)
    
  • to procure a very large supply of corn: frumenti vim maximam comparare
    
  • by the longest possible forced marches: quam maximis itineribus (potest)
    
  • the main point: id quod maximum, gravissimum est
    
• maximus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers