august
Noun
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The month following July and preceding September (synset 115237251)
is a type of: gregorian calendar month - a month in the Gregorian calendarhas:
- assumption, assumption of mary, august 15 - celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church
- dormition, feast of dormition - celebration in the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Assumption in the Roman Catholic Church and is also celebrated on August 15th
- mid-august - the middle part of August
is a part of: gregorian calendar, new style calendar - the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752same as: aug
Adjective
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Of or befitting a lord (synset 301595457)
"heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage"similar to: noble - of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times
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Profoundly honored (synset 301229533)
"revered holy men"similar to: honorable, honourable - worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
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