Definition of Decimus junius juvenalis

1. Noun. Roman satirist who denounced the vice and folly of Roman society during the reign of the emperor Domitian (60-140).

Exact synonyms: Juvenal
Generic synonyms: Ironist, Ridiculer, Satirist

Lexicographical Neighbors of Decimus Junius Juvenalis

December
December 31
December 8
December revolt
Decemberish
Decemberist
Decemberists
Decemberly
Decembers
Decembery
Decembr
Decembre
Decembrist
Decembrists
Decima
Decimus Junius Juvenalis
Decius
Declan
Declaration of Independence
Declomycin
Decoration Day
Decuma
Decumaria
Decumaria barbara
Decumaria barbata
Dedekindian
Dee
Deems Taylor
Deep North
Deep South

Literary usage of Decimus junius juvenalis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Names, Nicknames and Surnames, of Persons, Places and Things by Edward Latham (1904)
"A surname given to Juvenal (decimus junius juvenalis), a noted Roman ... decimus junius juvenalis ..."

2. The Satires of Juvenal and Persius: From the Texts of Ruperti and Orellius by Juvenal, Persius (1839)
"... or decimus junius juvenalis. SATIRE I. ARGUMENT. This Satire was probably composed subsequently to most of the others, and as a kind of Introduction; ..."

3. The Book Collector's Guide: A Practical Handbook of British and American by Seymour de Ricci (1921)
"JUVENALIS (Decimus Junius) The Satires of decimus junius juvenalis, translated into English Verse by Mr. Dryden and several other eminent Hands. ..."

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