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Definitions for Leonine

[1] of or relating to the lion.
[2] resembling or suggestive of a lion.
[3] (usually initial capital letter ) of or relating to Leo, especially Leo IV or Leo XIII.
[4] of, characteristic of, or resembling a lion
[5] connected with one of the popes called Leo
[6] Leonine City a district of Rome on the right bank of the Tiber fortified by Pope Leo IV
[7] of or relating to certain prayers in the Mass prescribed by Pope Leo XIII
[8] Also called: Leonine verse a type of medieval hexameter or elegiac verse having internal rhyme a type of English verse with internal rhyme

Words related to Leonine

renowned, preeminent, outstanding, famed, illustrious, distinguished, well-known, noted, prominent, big-name, esteemed, VIP, august, celebrated, conspicuous, dominant, elevated, exalted, grand, great

Words nearby Leonine

leoncavallo, leone, leoni, leonid, leonidas, leonine, leonine rhyme, leonine verse, leonora, leonov, leontiasis

Origin of Leonine

1350–1400; Middle English leonyn < Latin leōnīnus lionlike, equivalent to leōn- (stem of leō lion) + -īnus -ine1

Word origin for Leonine

C14: from Latin leōnīnus, from leō lion

Synonyms for Leonine

big-name, distinguished, esteemed, famed, high-ranking, illustrious, noted, outstanding, preeminent, prominent, renowned, well-known, VIP, august, big-gun, big-league, big-time, celeb, celebrated, celebrious, conspicuous, dominant, elevated, exalted, grand, great, high, lionlike, lofty, name, noble, notable, noteworthy, of note, page-oner, paramount, prestigious, redoubted, star, superior, superstar