aurelius

1. 1.

   Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180)

   SynonymsAntoninusMarcus AureliusMarcus Aurelius AntoninusMarcus Annius Verus

   BroaderRoman Emperor

Other forms of aurelius

plural

aureliuses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about aurelius

What does aurelius mean?

aurelius means "Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180)".

How many syllables are in aurelius?

aurelius has 4 syllables: a-u-re-lius. The stress falls on "u".

What is another word for aurelius?

Close synonyms include Antoninus, Marcus Aurelius, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Marcus Annius Verus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is aurelius a common word?

aurelius is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.