Latin Project

1. Latin Project By Justin Lynch

2. Definitions • Deity • a: the rank or essential nature of a god :divinitybcapitalized:god 1, supreme being • 2 • : a god or goddess <the deities of ancient Greece> • 3 • : one exalted or revered as supremely good or powerful • Olympian • –adjective • 1. • pertaining to Mount Olympus or dwelling thereon, as the gods of classical Greece. • 2. • pertaining to Olympia in Elis. • 3. • of, resembling, characteristic of, or suitable to the gods of Olympus; majestic or aloof: an Olympian landscape; an Olympian disdain. • –noun • 4. • an Olympian deity. • 5. • a contender in the Olympic games. • 6. • a native or inhabitant of Olympia.

3. Definitions cont • Attribute • –noun • 5. • something attributed as belonging to a person, thing, group, etc.; a quality, character, characteristic, or property: Sensitivity is one of his attributes. • 6. • something used as a symbol of a particular person, office, or status: A scepter is one of the attributes of a king. • 7. • Grammar . a word or phrase that is syntactically subordinate to another and serves to limit, identify, particularize, describe, or supplement the meaning of the form with which it is in construction. In the red house, red  is an attribute of house. • 8. • Fine Arts . an object associated with or symbolic of a character, office, or quality, as the keys of St. Peter or the lion skin of Hercules. • 9. • Philosophy . (in the philosophy of Spinoza) any of the essential qualifications of god, thought and extension being the only ones known. Compare mode1 ( def. 4b ) . • 10. • Logic . (in a proposition) that which is affirmed or denied concerning the subject. • 11. • Obsolete . distinguished character; reputation. • sphere of influence • –noun any area in which one nation wields dominant power over another or others. • Provenance • –noun place or source of origin: The provenance of the ancient manuscript has never been determined.