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centurion Definition

cen·tu·rion (sen to̵orē ən, -tyo̵or-)

noun

the commanding officer of an ancient Roman century

Etymology: ME centurioun < L centurio (gen. centurionis) < centuria: see century

centurion Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • cook: Cricket: Cook the centurion Soccer: We must get things right.. .
  • become: Become a centurion in the ancient Roman army, or pay a visit to the Celtic village.
  • do: Even in His death, did not the centurion say, " Truly, this was the Son of God " ?
  • summon: And summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he was already dead.
  • command: To be able to command a centurion thus suggests he is in a favored position.
  • consider: You should be satisfied that he had as much faith as he did. ' But consider the centurion.

Converse of subject

  • command: A century was a group of 100 men commanded by a centurion.

Adjective modifier

  • first: But we all got around and credit to Neil, who finished first Centurion having only started the sport seven months ago.
  • other: Bill Edrich was top scorer with 219 in a Test in which there were five other centurions.
  • Australian: Three walkers completed in excess of 100 miles and we welcomed one new Australian Centurion into our elite club.
  • Roman: Was the Roman centurion from Capernaum there, or that other centurion who with a deep stirring of the spirit watched Him die?
  • senior: In 244 the birthday of Augustus, the legion's namesake, was celebrated by the senior centurion at Caerleon.
  • Gentile: The Bible tells us of a Samaritan woman, an Ethiopian eunuch, a Gentile centurion.

Modifies a noun

  • tank: A British Centurion tank crosses the Imjin River during the Korean War.
  • card: Departures is a luxury lifestyle magazine published exclusively for American Express Platinum and Centurion card members.

Noun used with modifier

  • ship: Of the later wards ' Anson ' was, from 1836, dominated by the preserved figurehead of his ship Centurion.

Possessives

  • servant: The Bible, Luke chapter 7 verses 1-10 Healing of the Centurion's servant.
  • crest: The shield What did centurions ' crests look like?
  • standard: The head of the centurion's standard recalls the Roman settlement at Baldock.

Preposition: of

  • legion: A later manuscript suggests that he was a centurion of the Theban Legion who escaped from prison but was recaptured.
centurion Quotes

The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and myservant shall be healed.For Iama man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man,Go, and he goeth; and to another,Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed,Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

—Bible (NewTestament)

And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

—Bible (NewTestament)

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