Emesene
UK/ˈɛməˌsiːn/US/ˌɛməˈsiːn/
Emesene adjective: of or pertaining to Emesa or its region.
Adjective
Emesene (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Emesa or its region.
- This association may be explained by the kinship between the Emesene gods and those of Baalbek.2005, Maurice Sartre, The Middle East Under Rome, →ISBN, page 77
- The Emesene guardsman's blade sparked off the marble.2011, Harry Sidebottom, Lion of the Sun: Warrior of Rome, →ISBN
Noun
Emesene (plural Emesenes)
- A person from, or an inhabitant of, Emesa or its region.
- And Aurelius Antoninus, the Emesene, was he not slaughtered together with his mother?1854, Theodoret (Bishop of Cyrrhus.), Evagrius (Scholasticus), A history of the church from A.D. 322 to the death of Theodore of Mopsuestia, A.D. 427
- But though the fiscus was put in charge of an Emesene of low character, the confiscations which Dio complains of the increased exaction of crown gold", and the general disorder into which the imperial finances fell may have been due less to the rapacity or incompetence of officials than to the...1939, John Bagnell Bury, Stanley Arthur Cook, Frank E. Adcock, The Cambridge Ancient History - Volume 12, page 54
Proper noun
Emesene
- A region in Syria along the middle and upper section of the Orontes river, between Epiphaneia to the north and Maurikiopolis to the south.
- Here Remy notes that four kings received ornamenta, the three here mentioned and Sohaemus of Emesene.1990, Seth Schwartz, Josephus and Judaean Politics, →ISBN, page 110
- Yet the question remains: how typical of conditions in Mount Lebanon and the Emesene was Abraames' experience?2001, Frank R. Trombley, Hellenic Religion and Christianization: C. 370-529, →ISBN, page 150
Examples of Emesene in a sentence
- But the names were presumably popular Emesene ones and may not necessarily refer to the royal family, despite the names' close associations with both the ruling dynasty and the Emesene Sun cult.2016, Warwick Ball, Rome in the East: The Transformation of an Empire, →ISBN:
- A prominent Emesene, who may well have been a kinsman of Julia, was the victim, one Julius Alexander.2002, Anthony R Birley, Septimius Severus: The African Emperor, →ISBN:
- All 713 inscriptions from the region of Emesene are in Greek, including funerary monuments.2007, Barbara Levick, Julia Domna: Syrian Empress, Routledge, page 11:
Synonyms of Emesene
Forms of Emesene
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Emisene |
| Noun | |
| plural | Emesenes |
Origin of Emesene
From Latin Emesēnus, from Ancient Greek Ἐμεσηνός (Emesēnós).
From Ancient Greek Ἐμεσηνή (Emesēnḗ).
Words formed from Emesene
Words that rhyme with Emesene
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- glean
- between
- byzantine
- canteen
- greene
- preen
- Racine
- careen
- intervene
- lean
- wean
- Christine
- obscene
- routine
- skene
- spleen
- submarine
- cuisine
- gasoline
- irene
- red bean
- serene
- -ene
- baleen
- demean
- eleventeen
- fascine
- gombeen
- latrine
- pristine
- Qazvin
- sheen
- tangerine
- unclean
- unseen
- vaccine
- amine
- aquamarine
- Beane
- beseen
- bottine
- chopine
- Enigma machine
- Eugene
- gene
- in between
- internecine
- jean
Questions about Emesene
- What does Emesene mean?
- Emesene means of or pertaining to Emesa or its region.
- How do you use Emesene in a sentence?
- But the names were presumably popular Emesene ones and may not necessarily refer to the royal family, despite the names' close associations with both the ruling dynasty and the Emesene Sun cult.
- What part of speech is Emesene?
- Emesene can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Emesene?
- Emesene is pronounced /ˈɛməˌsiːn/ (UK).
Words near Emesene in the dictionary
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