This page gathers the 55 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Roman” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry.
- aegis noun A mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short…
- ambitus noun A canvassing for votes.
- ambrosia noun The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.
- ampliatio noun A deferred decision.
- Apollinarian adj In honour of Apollo.
- Bacchanalian adj Of or pertaining to the festival of Bacchus, relating to or given to reveling and drunkenness.
- canon noun A rent or stipend payable at some regular time, generally annual, e.g., canon frumentarius
- Charon's obol noun A coin placed in or on the mouth of a deceased person as a bribe or payment for Charon, the ferryman of Hades.
- civitas noun the social body of the citizens united by law
- commixtion noun A method of acquiring property by mixing or blending substances belonging to different proprietors.
- commodatum noun A gratuitous loan for the temporary use of a thing to be returned after a fixed or determinable time.
- cyclops noun A one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.
- death penny noun Synonym of Charon's obol (“a coin placed in or on the mouth of a deceased person as a bribe or payment for Charon, the ferryman of Hades”).
- designator noun An officer who assigned to each his rank and place in public shows and ceremonies.
- Dii Majores noun The twelve great gods of Roman mythology, namely Juno, Vesta, Minerva, Ceres, Diana, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune, Vulcan, and…
- epiclesis noun A particular appearance or aspect of a deity.
- familia noun The paterfamilias, his legitimate descendants and their wives, all persons adopted into his family and their wives, and all slaves…
- faun noun A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.
- genial adj Relating to or resembling a genius (Roman tutelary deity).
- genii noun Guardian spirits.
- genius noun The tutelary deity or spirit of a place or person.
- genius loci noun The minor deity or spirit watching over a particular place.
- jovial adj Pertaining to the Roman god Jove or Jupiter (the counterpart of the Greek god Zeus), the god of the sky and thunder and the king of the…
- Jovian adj Pertaining to the Roman god Jove or Jupiter (the counterpart of the Greek god Zeus); Jove-like; befitting Jupiter.
- lar noun singular of lares: a household god, particularly overseeing the family itself.
- Lares noun The household deities watching over one's family and tutelary deities watching over some public places.
- lares and penates noun The household deities of ancient Rome, respectively overseeing the family and its house and storerooms.
- Luceres noun One of the three tribes created by Romulus after the founding of Rome, sometimes thought to represent the Etruscans.
- manus noun The power over other people, especially that of a man over his wife.
- mercurial adj Pertaining to Mercury, the Roman god of, among other things, commerce, financial gain, communication, and thieves and trickery; hence…
- mutuum noun A loan of a fungible thing to be restored by a similar thing of the same kind, quantity, and quality.
- Neptunian adj Of or pertaining to Neptune, the Roman god of fresh water and the sea, the counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon.
- nymph noun Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grottos, wind, etc.
- pandemic adj Of Aphrodite Pandemos, the earthly aspect of the Greek goddess of beauty and love Aphrodite and her Roman counterpart Venus, as contrasted…
- patron noun A protector of a dependent, especially a master who had freed a slave but still retained some paternal rights.
- penates noun The household deities thought to watch over the houses and storerooms of ancient Rome.
- Plutonian adj Of or relating to Pluto, the Greek and Roman god of the underworld; demonic, infernal.
- plutonic adj Synonym of Plutonian (“of or relating to Pluto, the Greek and Roman god of the underworld; demonic, infernal”).
- pollicitation noun A promise without mutuality; a promise which has not been accepted by the person to whom it is made.
- postliminium noun The return to his own country, and his former privileges, of a person who had gone to sojourn in a foreign country, or had been banished…
- Ramnes noun One of the three tribes created by Romulus after the founding of Rome, sometimes thought to represent Rome's Latin population.
- regressus noun The entitlement of a debtor to have a co-debtor pay their share.
- rogation noun The demand, by the consuls or tribunes, of a law to be passed by the people; a proposed law or decree.
- Roman charity noun A story where someone is sentenced to die by starvation; but their daughter saves them by secretly breastfeeding them.
- saturnal adj Of or pertaining to the Ancient Roman god Saturn or to the corresponding planetary entity in astrology.
- satyr noun Synonym of faun.
- scutum noun An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavily armed…
- talaria noun The winged sandals worn by certain gods and goddesses, especially the Roman god Mercury (and his Greek counterpart Hermes).
- testamenti factio noun The legal capacity to compose a testamentum as a testator, available to any Roman citizen sui juris who had attained puberty (i.e. males of…
- transverse rib noun the rib structure of a rib vault that spans the breadth of a vaulted ceiling, such as that of a church nave, dividing it into bays.
- trophæal adj Erected without Senatical grant by a prevailing general as a trophy (or tropæum) commemorating a battle in which he was victorious; compare…
- uranian adj Of Aphrodite Urania, the heavenly aspect of the Greek goddess of beauty and love Aphrodite and her Roman counterpart Venus, as contrasted…
- urn noun A measure of capacity for liquids, containing about three gallons and a half, wine measure. It was half the amphora, and four times the…
- victory noun Alternative letter-case form of Victory (“(uncountable) the Roman goddess of victory, the counterpart of the Greek goddess Nike; also…
- Vulcanian adj Of, related to, or created by Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalwork, considered equivalent to the Greek Hephaestus and several German…