Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural A bundle of rods bound together around an ax with the blade projecting, carried before ancient Roman magistrates as an emblem of authority.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Plural of
fascis .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural (Rom. Antiq.) A bundle of rods, having among them an ax with the blade projecting, borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of their authority.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
Roman symbol of judicialauthority consisting of a bundle ofwooden sticks, with anaxe blade embedded in the centre; used also as a symbol offascism
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate's power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of fascism
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It also attacks Mussolini, the clown in the pulpit on the right who is shown dangling a bundle of fasces from a sickle as he delivers a political tirade.
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It also attacks Mussolini, the clown in the pulpit on the right who is shown dangling a bundle of fasces from a sickle as he delivers a political tirade.
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The fasces were the insignia of a Roman praetor, consul, general, or governor.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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The fasces were the insignia of a Roman praetor, consul, general, or governor.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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The fasces was a sacred symbol, like a royal scepter or a bishops crook.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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The fasces was a sacred symbol, like a royal scepter or a bishops crook.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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The fasces was a sacred symbol, like a royal scepter or a bishops crook.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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The fasces was a sacred symbol, like a royal scepter or a bishops crook.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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The fasces were the insignia of a Roman praetor, consul, general, or governor.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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The fasces were the insignia of a Roman praetor, consul, general, or governor.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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