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Definition of Sylvanus
1. Noun. (Roman mythology) god of woods and fields and flocks; Pan is the Greek counterpart.
Definition of Sylvanus
1. Proper noun. ( male given name), a variant spelling of Silvanus. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sylvanus
Literary usage of Sylvanus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon, John Bagnell Bury (1897)
"In the summer which preceded his own elevation, that general had been chosen to
deliver Gaul from the tyranny of the Barbarians ; but sylvanus soon ..."
2. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman (1871)
"After a reign of only twenty-eight days, sylvanus was assassinated: the soldiers
who, ... was perfectly well informed of the conduct ind fate of sylvanus. ..."
3. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1854)
"In the summer which preceded his own elevation, that general had been chosen to
deliver Gaul from the tyranny of the barbarians; but sylvanus soon ..."
4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1861)
"... Worcestershire Architectural Society, 301; Excavations at Pompeii 303
CORRESPONDENCE OF sylvanus URBAN. —Dr. Samuel Parr and the late Bishop Maltby, ..."
5. The Gentleman's Magazine (1863)
"... OF sylvanus URBAN.—Family Use of the same Christian Name for a Lengthened
Period, 337; Irish Round Towers, 338; Anglo-Saxon ..."
6. Vital Records of Norton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 by Norton, Mass, Norton (Mass, Norton (Mass.) (1906)
"sylvanus Jr. and Sarah, Apr. 25, 1781. Sally, ch. Thomas Jr. and Sarah, Dec.
5, 1802. ... Susanna, ch. Josiah and Marcy, June t8, 1732. sylvanus (see ..."
7. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon, John Bagnell Bury (1897)
"In the summer which preceded his own elevation, that general had been chosen to
deliver Gaul from the tyranny of the Barbarians ; but sylvanus soon ..."
8. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman (1871)
"After a reign of only twenty-eight days, sylvanus was assassinated: the soldiers
who, ... was perfectly well informed of the conduct ind fate of sylvanus. ..."
9. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1854)
"In the summer which preceded his own elevation, that general had been chosen to
deliver Gaul from the tyranny of the barbarians; but sylvanus soon ..."
10. The Gentleman's Magazine (1861)
"... Worcestershire Architectural Society, 301; Excavations at Pompeii 303
CORRESPONDENCE OF sylvanus URBAN. —Dr. Samuel Parr and the late Bishop Maltby, ..."
11. The Gentleman's Magazine (1863)
"... OF sylvanus URBAN.—Family Use of the same Christian Name for a Lengthened
Period, 337; Irish Round Towers, 338; Anglo-Saxon ..."
12. Vital Records of Norton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 by Norton, Mass, Norton (Mass, Norton (Mass.) (1906)
"sylvanus Jr. and Sarah, Apr. 25, 1781. Sally, ch. Thomas Jr. and Sarah, Dec.
5, 1802. ... Susanna, ch. Josiah and Marcy, June t8, 1732. sylvanus (see ..."