"Augustian" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1868, “The Editor’s Preface”, in The Works of Rev. Arthur O’Leary, Boston: Patrick Donahoe, page 26",
          "text": "If I did not know him (continued Mr. Grattan), to be a Christian clergyman, by his works, I should suppose him to be a Philosopher of the Augustian age.",
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          "ref": "2005, Jean Bourgeois, Marc Meganck, editors, Aerial Photography and Archaeology 2003: A Century of Information, Ghent, Belgium: Academia Press, page 34",
          "text": "The strategic location and the local topography of the ditch system tend to favour its classification as a camp of a vexillation of Augustian or early Tiberian legionary troops.",
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          "ref": "1606, “Nero Claudius Cæsar”, in Philêmon Holland, transl., The Historie of Tvvelve Cæsars, Emperours of Rome, London: Printed for Matthew Lownes, translation of original by C. Suetonius Tranquillus, page 190",
          "text": "Semblably rode he into ANTIVM, and from thence into ALBANVM and ſo forward into ROME. But he entred ROME in the very ſame Chariot, wherein ſometime Augustus had rode in triumph, clad in a purple cloke, and the ſame garniſhed with ſtarres embrodered in golde: wearing upon his head the Olympicke Coronet, and bearing in his right hand the Pythisk: with a pompe and gallant ſhewe of the reſt before him, together with their titles and inſcriptions teſtifying, where? and whom? in what kinde of ſonge or fabulous argment, hee had wonne: not without a traine alſo of (a) Applauders following his Chariot, after the manner of thoſe that ride ovant in petie Triumph ſetting up a note, and crying with a lowde voice, That they were Augustians, and the ſouldiers of his triumph.",
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          "ref": "1676, Aylett Sammes, “The Converſion of the Engliſh-Saxons”, in Britannia Antiqua Illustrata: or, the Antiquities of Ancient Britain, Derived from the Phœnicians: […], volume first, London: Tho. Roycroft, for the Author, page 512",
          "text": "For when Edilfred, King of the Northumbrians, and Executioner of Auguſtine’s wrath, had committed ſo great a ſlaughter upon the innocent Monks of Bangor at Leiceſter, and was triumphally making haſte to deſtroy their remains with their famous Monaſtery, there met him three Britiſh Princes, the revengers of God’s anger, who confounded the Northumbrian King with his whole Army, reeking in the blood of thoſe poor Innocents, they killed ten thouſand and threeſcore, and put the wounded King with ſome others to fright, as God ſeemed to come down into the Army againſt thoſe Auguſtians in behalf of thoſe innocent Monks of Bangor, and to have taken vengeance for their blood.",
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          "ref": "1852 February, Battersby’s Registry for the Whole World, with the Complete Ordo, or Catholic Directory, Almanac and Registry, for 1852, page 46",
          "text": "10th. Feast of St. William, special among the Augustians.",
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          "ref": "1897, Jeremiah Curtin, transl., Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero, translation of Quo vadis. Powieść z czasów Nerona by Henryk Sienkiewicz, pages 219, 355",
          "text": "Who was that Vinicius? An Augustian, a soldier, a courtier of Nero![…]After him followed the Augustians and a choir of singers, bearing citharæ, lutes, and other musical instruments.",
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          "text": "For when Edilfred, King of the Northumbrians, and Executioner of Auguſtine’s wrath, had committed ſo great a ſlaughter upon the innocent Monks of Bangor at Leiceſter, and was triumphally making haſte to deſtroy their remains with their famous Monaſtery, there met him three Britiſh Princes, the revengers of God’s anger, who confounded the Northumbrian King with his whole Army, reeking in the blood of thoſe poor Innocents, they killed ten thouſand and threeſcore, and put the wounded King with ſome others to fright, as God ſeemed to come down into the Army againſt thoſe Auguſtians in behalf of thoſe innocent Monks of Bangor, and to have taken vengeance for their blood.",
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          "text": "Who was that Vinicius? An Augustian, a soldier, a courtier of Nero![…]After him followed the Augustians and a choir of singers, bearing citharæ, lutes, and other musical instruments.",
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