• maxumus(Republican)

FromProto-Italic*magisVmos, fromProto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s(“great”).

• (Classical Latin)IPA^(key): [ˈmak.sɪ.mʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key): [ˈmak.si.mus]
• Note: the only evidence for a long /a/ in this word is the inscriptional MÁX(IMVS) in the acts of the Arval Brethren for 120CE.^[1] If genuine, this would be an example of the much-debatedLachmann's law.^[2]

maximus (superlative,femininemaxima,neutermaximum,positivemagnus,comparativemaior);first/second declension

1. Superlative degree ofmagnus:greatest(in various senses):
   1. (of size)biggest,largest

      Antonyms:minimus,tenuissimus

   2. (of number, value, amount)largest
      1. (of sound)loudest
      2. (law, of property)unencumbered

         uti optimae maximaeque sunt (aedēs) ―the building is free from any encumberance

   3. (of age)oldest,eldest

      maximus nātū ―the eldest

   4. (of degree)highest,utmost

      maximō opere ―extremely,vehemently, with the greatestintensity

   5. (of things) mostimportant,chief,leading,critical

      maximī facere ―to value greatly, make much of

   6. (of power or reputation)mightiest, mosteminent,senior ordistinguished

      annālēs maximī ―theannals compiled by the Pontifex Maximus

   7. (with agent nouns)outstanding(denoting excellence in a special activity)
   8. (of mind, spirit) mostconfident,bravest; mostgenerous

First/second-declension adjective, with locative.

• Iuppiter Optimus Maximus

• “maximus” on page 1196 of theOxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)

• “maximus”, inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879),A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “maximus”, inCharlton T. Lewis (1891),An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “maximus”, inGaffiot, Félix (1934),Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894),Latin Phrase-Book‎^[3], London:Macmillan and Co.
  • it is high time that..:tempus maximum est, ut
    
  • to be in the enjoyment of a large fortune:fortunis maximis ornatum esse
    
  • to remunerate (handsomely):praemiis (amplissimis, maximis) aliquem afficere
    
  • to praise, extol, commend a person:(maximis, summis) laudibus efferre aliquem oraliquid
    
  • to win golden opinions from every one:maximam ab omnibus laudem adipisci
    
  • to be overwhelmed by a great affliction:in maximos luctus incidere
    
  • time assuages the most violent grief:vel maximos luctus vetustate tollit diuturnitas (Fam. 5. 16. 5)
    
  • to inspire some one with the most brilliant hopes:in maximam spem aliquem adducere (Att. 2. 22. 3)
    
  • to be reduced to extreme financial embarrassment:in maximas angustias (pecuniae) adduci
    
  • a numerous army:ingens, maximus exercitus (notnumerosus)
    
  • to procure a very large supply of corn:frumenti vim maximam comparare
    
  • by the longest possible forced marches:quam maximis itineribus (potest)
    
  • the main point:id quod maximum, gravissimum est
    
• “maximus”, inHarry Thurston Peck, editor (1898),Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

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