Explore Saeculum through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Saeculum in a sentence
Saeculum meaning
- A cyclical period of time, roughly equal to the time needed for the complete renewal of a human population:
- Any of a sequence of ages (periods of time) such that each age ends with the death of the last person remaining alive since its beginning, and the end of an age marks the beginning of the next.
Using Saeculum
- The main meaning on this page is: A cyclical period of time, roughly equal to the time needed for the complete renewal of a human population: | Any of a sequence of ages (periods of time) such that each age ends with the death of the last person remaining alive since its beginning, and the end of an age marks the beginning of the next. | A cyclical period of time, roughly equal to the time needed for the complete renewal of a human population:
- In the example corpus, saeculum often appears in combinations such as: saeculum obscurum.
Context around Saeculum
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Saeculum
- In this selection, "saeculum" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, institute, see and obscurum stand out and add context to how "saeculum" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include dubbed the saeculum obscurum dark and religious institute saeculum. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "saeculum" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with saeculum
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This period was later dubbed the Saeculum obscurum ("dark age"), and sometimes as the "rule by harlots". (17 words)
The continuing domination of the Counts of Tusculum was evident throughout Stephen’s pontificate, as it was during that of his predecessors and successors (see Saeculum obscurum ). (27 words)
Secular clergy are ministers, such as deacons and priests, who do not belong to a religious institute and live in the world at large, rather than a religious institute ( saeculum ). (30 words)
Secular clergy are ministers, such as deacons and priests, who do not belong to a religious institute and live in the world at large, rather than a religious institute ( saeculum ). (30 words)
The continuing domination of the Counts of Tusculum was evident throughout Stephen’s pontificate, as it was during that of his predecessors and successors (see Saeculum obscurum ). (27 words)
This period was later dubbed the Saeculum obscurum ("dark age"), and sometimes as the "rule by harlots". (17 words)
Example sentences (3)
Secular clergy are ministers, such as deacons and priests, who do not belong to a religious institute and live in the world at large, rather than a religious institute ( saeculum ).
The continuing domination of the Counts of Tusculum was evident throughout Stephen’s pontificate, as it was during that of his predecessors and successors (see Saeculum obscurum ).
This period was later dubbed the Saeculum obscurum ("dark age"), and sometimes as the "rule by harlots".
Common combinations with saeculum
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: