august
English Thesaurus
1. the month following July and preceding September (noun.time)
| part holonym | : | assumption, assumption of mary, august 15, |
| definition | : | celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church (noun.time) |
| part holonym | : | dormition, feast of dormition, |
| definition | : | celebration in the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Assumption in the Roman Catholic Church and is also celebrated on August 15th (noun.time) |
| part holonym | : | mid-august, |
| definition | : | the middle part of August (noun.time) |
| part meronym | : | gregorian calendar, new style calendar, |
| definition | : | the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752 (noun.time) |
2. profoundly honored (adj.all)
| similar | : | honorable, honourable, |
| definition | : | worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect (adj.all) |
3. of or befitting a lord (adj.all)
| similar | : | noble, |
| definition | : | of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times (adj.all) |
4. profoundly honored (adj.all)
5. of or befitting a lord (adj.all)
| derivation | : | lord, noble, nobleman, |
| definition | : | a titled peer of the realm (noun.person) |
6. profoundly honored (adj.all)
7. of or befitting a lord (adj.all)
| derivation | : | lord, noble, nobleman, |
| definition | : | a titled peer of the realm (noun.person) |
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