Crossword-Solution: ANCILE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Ancile | n. | The sacred shield of the Romans, said to have-fallen from heaven in the reign of Numa. It was the palladium of Rome. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| ANCILE | anagram | ALCINE, INLACE |
We have 2 clues for the answer “ANCILE”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Roman's sacred shield | 1 answer |
| Sacred shield of Romans. | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
a triangle.
Hint 2 anagram
REAA
Hint 3 another clue
CERTAIN BRAIN SIZE
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Sentences with ANCILE (5)
Paganism was the fatal dowry of Rome from her inauguration; not only she had once received a retaining fee on behalf of Paganism, in the mysterious _Ancile_, supposed to have fallen from heaven, but she actually preserved this bribe amongst her rarest jewels.
The sense is, therefore, "What have I to do, my hands stained with blood, with performing religious ceremonies!" [680] The Ancile was a round shield, said to have fallen from heaven in the reign of Numa, and supposed to be the shield of Mars.
The sense is, therefore, “What have I to do, my hands stained with blood, with performing religious ceremonies!”] [Footnote 680: The Ancile was a round shield, said to have fallen from heaven in the reign of Numa, and supposed to be the shield of Mars.
One, by one of those strange transformations in which the logic of unreason indulges, the image of Diana of the Ephesians, which fell down from Jupiter; another was the Ancile, the holy shield which fell from the same place in the days of Numa Pompilius, and was the guardian genius of Rome; and several more became notable for ages.
The Romans had the _Ancile_, the _Scutum_, the _Clypeus_, the _Parma_, the _Cetra_, and others; but none of these approached the shape of the lozenge.
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 2 times in crossword archives (1947–1991).