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Urius

Urius proper noun: a rare epithet of the Roman god Jupiter.

Proper noun

Urius (plural Urius)

  1. A rare epithet of the Roman god Jupiter.
    • It was by you that the temple of Jupiter Urius, the most ancient and the most venerated of all the temples of the barbarians, was plundered.1891, M. Tullius Cicero, translated by Charles Duke Yonge, Against Piso
    • Signia ... was celebrated for its temple of Iupiter Urius...1898, Harry Thurston Peck, transl., Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

Forms of Urius

pluralUrius

Origin of Urius

From the Latin Urius, derived from the Greek Οὔριος (Oúrios), itself derived from οὖρος (oûros, “fair wind”).

Questions about Urius

What does Urius mean?
Urius means a rare epithet of the Roman god Jupiter.
What part of speech is Urius?
Urius is a proper noun.

Words near Urius in the dictionary

  1. Uristas
  2. urite
  3. urites
  4. uritis
  5. Uriu
  6. Urius
  7. Urizar
  8. Urizars
  9. URJ
  10. Urja
  11. Urjala

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