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Horatian is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Horatian meaning

Of or pertaining to the Roman poet Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus; 65–8 BCE) or to his works or style.

Using Horatian

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to the Roman poet Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus; 65–8 BCE) or to his works or style.
  • In the example corpus, horatian often appears in combinations such as: horatian satire, in horatian.

Context around Horatian

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

satire 2× satirist 1× ode 1× pun 1× setting 1× soft 1× scholarship 1×

Sentence patterns with Horatian

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

body of horatian scholarship 1× for his horatian satirist style 1× horatian satire is 1× in a horatian setting 1× of the horatian ode 1× pope and horatian satire attempt 1× switch from horatian soft pseudo 1× talbot a horatian pun in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

alexander pope b 1× alexander pope has 1× horatian satire is 1× irregular odes use 1× j talbot a 1× the turn to 1×

Common sentence endings:

a horatian setting 1× a wry smile 1× attempt to teach 1× biting juvenal satire 1× of horatian scholarship 1× of the illiad 1×

Words around Horatian

Just before it in the word index:

horatia 2 horana 2 horan 120 horak 9 horah 2 horadada 2

Just after it in the word index:

horatii 2 horatio 44 horatius 4 horbury 2 horch 10 horchata 17

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Horatian

  • In this selection, "horatian" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, satire, satirist and ode stand out and add context to how "horatian" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include body of horatian scholarship and for his horatian satirist style. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "horatian" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with horatian

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

Horatian satire is a gentle reminder to take life less seriously and evokes a wry smile. (16 words)

That was also the year that the Scot George Buchanan paraphrased the Psalms in a Horatian setting. (17 words)

Works attributed to Helenius Acro and Pomponius Porphyrio are the remnants of a much larger body of Horatian scholarship. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

J. Talbot, A Horatian Pun in Paradise Lost, 21–3 Yet Horace's lyrics could offer inspiration to libertines as well as moralists, and neo-Latin sometimes served as a kind of discrete veil for the risqué. (37 words)

Alexander Pope has been established as an author whose satire "heals with morals what it hurts with wit" (Green). citation Alexander Pope—and Horatian satire—attempt to teach. (28 words)

Irregular odes use rhyme, but not the three-part form of the Pindaric ode, nor the two- or four-line stanza of the Horatian ode. (25 words)

Example sentences (8)

Alexander Pope b. May 21, 1688 was a satirist known for his Horatian satirist style and translation of the Illiad.

Alexander Pope has been established as an author whose satire "heals with morals what it hurts with wit" (Green). citation Alexander Pope—and Horatian satire—attempt to teach.

Horatian satire is a gentle reminder to take life less seriously and evokes a wry smile.

Irregular odes use rhyme, but not the three-part form of the Pindaric ode, nor the two- or four-line stanza of the Horatian ode.

J. Talbot, A Horatian Pun in Paradise Lost, 21–3 Yet Horace's lyrics could offer inspiration to libertines as well as moralists, and neo-Latin sometimes served as a kind of discrete veil for the risqué.

That was also the year that the Scot George Buchanan paraphrased the Psalms in a Horatian setting.

The turn to the 18th century was characterized by a switch from Horatian, soft, pseudo-satire, to biting "juvenal" satire.

Works attributed to Helenius Acro and Pomponius Porphyrio are the remnants of a much larger body of Horatian scholarship.

Common combinations with horatian

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "horatian" in a sentence?
An example: "Alexander Pope b. May 21, 1688 was a satirist known for his Horatian satirist style and translation of the Illiad." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "horatian" from authentic English texts.
What does "horatian" mean?
Horatian means: Of or pertaining to the Roman poet Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus; 65–8 BCE) or to his works or style.
How many example sentences with "horatian" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "horatian", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.