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Auctoritas in a sentence

Using Auctoritas

  • In the example corpus, auctoritas often appears in combinations such as: the auctoritas.

Context around Auctoritas

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

spiritual 1×

Sentence patterns with Auctoritas

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

cicero the auctoritas of ius 1× prestige or auctoritas his wishes 1× private were auctoritas spiritual authority 1× senate the auctoritas it had 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to cicero 1× in one inscription 1× thanks to his 1× the primary roman 1×

Common sentence endings:

be some difficulty 1× by inaugural error 1× caesar s time 1× pietas and industria 1×

Words around Auctoritas

Just before it in the word index:

auctoris 3 auctorati 2 auctor 2 auctions 317 auctioning 55 auctioneers 77

Just after it in the word index:

auctus 6 aud 89 auda 12 audacious 151 audaciously 16 audaciousness 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Auctoritas

  • In this selection, "auctoritas" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, spiritual stand out and add context to how "auctoritas" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cicero the auctoritas of ius and prestige or auctoritas his wishes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "auctoritas" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with auctoritas

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Thanks to his prestige or auctoritas, his wishes would usually be obeyed, but there might be some difficulty. (18 words)

The primary Roman virtues, both public and private, were: * Auctoritas – "spiritual authority" – the sense of one's social standing, built up through experience, Pietas, and Industria. (26 words)

According to Cicero, the auctoritas of ius augurum included the right to adjourn and overturn the process of law: consular election could be - and was - rendered invalid by inaugural error. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

In one inscription in honor of city prefect (336–337) Ceionius Rufus Albinus, it was written that Constantine had restored the Senate "the auctoritas it had lost at Caesar's time". (31 words)

According to Cicero, the auctoritas of ius augurum included the right to adjourn and overturn the process of law: consular election could be - and was - rendered invalid by inaugural error. (30 words)

The primary Roman virtues, both public and private, were: * Auctoritas – "spiritual authority" – the sense of one's social standing, built up through experience, Pietas, and Industria. (26 words)

Example sentences (4)

According to Cicero, the auctoritas of ius augurum included the right to adjourn and overturn the process of law: consular election could be - and was - rendered invalid by inaugural error.

In one inscription in honor of city prefect (336–337) Ceionius Rufus Albinus, it was written that Constantine had restored the Senate "the auctoritas it had lost at Caesar's time".

Thanks to his prestige or auctoritas, his wishes would usually be obeyed, but there might be some difficulty.

The primary Roman virtues, both public and private, were: * Auctoritas – "spiritual authority" – the sense of one's social standing, built up through experience, Pietas, and Industria.

Common combinations with auctoritas

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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