"Dii Majores" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Latin di maiores (literally “greater gods”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|di maiores|lit=greater gods}} Latin di maiores (literally “greater gods”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=Dii Majores}} Dii Majores (uncountable)
  1. (Roman mythology) The twelve great gods of Roman mythology, namely Juno, Vesta, Minerva, Ceres, Diana, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune, Vulcan, and Apollo. Tags: Roman, plural, uncountable Categories (topical): Roman deities Synonyms: Dei Majores, Di Majores (english: di and dei are both acceptable forms in Latin for 'gods'. Also Dii majores), dii majores with varying capitalization, and with maiores following current Latin spelling
    Sense id: en-Dii_Majores-en-noun-D32THk98 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. By extension, any illustrious or eminent group of people, not necessarily twelve in number; most frequently applied to writers of literature. Tags: plural, uncountable
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