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dies infaustus

dies infaustus noun: unlucky day.

Noun

dies infaustus (plural dies infausti)

  1. Unlucky day.
    • Here it was that the Gauls gave the Romans such a fatal Overthrow, that Dies Alliensis went proverbially afterwards for Dies infaustus, an unlucky or black Day.1709, William Reeves, “The Octavius of Marcus Minucius Felix”, in The Apologies of Justin Martyr, Tertullian, and Minucius Felix ..., page 56
    • This is the Day, that remarkable Day, several other Scriptures mention periodical Times, dies Infaustus, the Prudent shall keep Silence in that Time; for it is an evil Time.1720, Daniel Defoe, Serious Reflections of Robinson Crusoe, W. Taylor, page 219

Forms of dies infaustus

pluraldies infausti

Origin of dies infaustus

From Latin dies (“day”) infaustus (“unlucky”).

Questions about dies infaustus

What does dies infaustus mean?
Dies infaustus means unlucky day.
What part of speech is dies infaustus?
Dies infaustus is a noun.
What is the plural of dies infaustus?
The plural of dies infaustus is dies infausti.

Words near dies infaustus in the dictionary

  1. dies in a fire
  2. dies in harness
  3. dies in one's shoes
  4. dies in the arse
  5. dies in the ass
  6. dies infaustus
  7. dies juridici
  8. dies juridicus
  9. dies just how one lived
  10. dies just like one lived
  11. dies just the way one lived

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