Bellona Definition

bə-lōnə
noun
The goddess of war.
American Heritage
The goddess of war, wife or sister of Mars.
Webster's New World
pronoun

(Roman mythology) The ancient Roman goddess of war, and the wife/sister of Mars. Equivalent to the Greek goddess Enyo.

Wiktionary

(astronomy) 28 Bellona, the asteroid.

Wiktionary

Origin of Bellona

  • From the Latin word for "war" ('bellum'), and is directly related to the modern English word "belligerent" (lit. "war-waging").

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin Bellōna

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Bellona Sentence Examples

  • The other ships passed between the "Bellona" and "Russel" and the Danes.

  • In 1759, when captain of the "Vestal" (32), he captured the French "Bellona" (32) after a sharp action.

  • The festival of Bellona, which originally took place on the 3rd of June, was altered to the 24th of March, after the confusion of the Roman Bellona with her Asiatic namesake.

  • The name is used in Anglo-Saxon glossaries to translate various Latin terms for "War-goddess" or "Fury" (Bellona, Erinys, &c.).

  • The "Bellona" (74), commanded by Captain Thompson, and the "Russel" (74), commanded by Captain Cuming, ran ashore on the Middle Ground, but within range though at too great a distance for fully effective fire.

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Words Starting With

BBEBEL

Words Ending With

ANAONA

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