centurion
part of speech
noun (a centurion, centurions)
meaning for a pupil
1) An officer in the army of ancient Rome, in charge of about 80 to 100 soldiers (a century). tree →
2) (Bible) Centurions appear in the New Testament, such as the centurion at Capernaum whose servant Jesus healed, and the centurion at the cross. tree →
sense in the lessons
In history lessons on the Romans, the centurion had a helmet with a sideways crest and carried a vine stick; he trained and led his soldiers. In Bible lessons, the centurion's faith is a well-known story («Lord, I am not worthy…»). In cricket and sport slang, a «centurion» is a player who scores a hundred.
examples
- The centurion shouted orders to his soldiers. tree →
- A centurion led about eighty legionaries. tree →
- Our class built a model of a centurion's helmet. tree →
- In the Bible, a centurion asked Jesus to heal his servant. tree →
- The centurion's helmet had a crest from side to side. tree →
- Roman centurions guarded Hadrian's Wall. tree →
note
Countable: a centurion, centurions. From Latin «centum» (a hundred), like century and cent. Maths link: a century of soldiers was named for 100, but in practice it was often 80 men.
Trees and pragmatics
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