John could not be done much with, and returned to his Indian life, but Eleazar made good progress in his studies, became very devout, and acquired the cognomen of "the plausible boy.
Grown prudent, however, he concealed his royalty under the name of Hebert, and under that cognomen obtained employment in the Prefecture of Rouen.
Beardie, my great-grandfather aforesaid, derived his cognomen from a venerable beard, which he wore unblemished by razor or scissors, in token of his regret for the banished dynasty of Stuart.
From that day Adam Ferguson's cognomen among his friends of The Club was Linton.
Not long before her illness she had read an English story, which had in it a Genevra, and she had at once seized upon it as the most delightful cognomen a person could well possess.
He had two sons by a very noble woman, Albia Terentia, namely; Lucius Titianus, and a younger called Marcus, who had the same cognomen as himself.
Divine Science What is it but another name for Christian Science, [21] the cognomen of all true religion, the quintessence of Christianity, that heals disease and sin and destroys death!
This cognomen makes it less dangerous; for most of us would not be seen believing in, or adhering to, that which we know to be untrue.
She was the most hated of all our tormentors; and in all of the weeks I was to remain in the house over which she was one of the supervisors, I never heard her referred to by any other than the very disrespectful cognomen already quoted.
She inquired my name, and I repeated the plain, homely Scotch-Irish cognomen that had been handed down to me by my forefathers.
But it should be Calvinus: Calvinus was a cognomen of the Domitii.
Footnote 78: Censorinus was a cognomen of the Marcia Gens, and several of the name are mentioned in the history of Rome; but this Censorinus does not appear to be otherwise known.
Marcus Centenius, whose cognomen was Penula, was famous among the centurions of the first rank for his huge limbs and great courage.
Gaius Marcius received the cognomen of Coriolanus for his bravery at the capture of the Volscian town of Corioli (S.
I have occupied many stations in life, and whether high or low have always assumed a cognomen to match my position.
By cognomen I mean a desirable alias or a characteristic appellation.
The honourable cognomen is now lost forever; the glory of holiness has given place to the dishonour of despair.
Champagne of a particular manufacture, that he obtained the cognomen of King Clicquot.
The Aragonese historians are much ruffled by the irreverent manner in which Guicciardini notices the origin of the cognomen of the Great Captain; which even his subsequent panegyric cannot atone for.
Oviedo, however, with good reason, distrusts the etymology and the story, as he traces both the cognomen and the peculiar device of the family to a much older date than the period assigned in the Chronicle.
St. Ferdinand of Castile, in consideration of the services of this illustrious house at the taking of Cordova, in 1236, allowed it to bear as a cognomen the name of that city.
Perhaps the cognomenhad something to do with her subordinate position.
The Garnetts discussed thecognomen over the play-room fire.
Her rightful cognomen was Lady Hayes, and she was the elderly, very elderly, widow of an estimable gentleman who had been created a Baronet in recognition of services rendered to his political party.
The cognomen PIUS was conferred upon him by the Senate on account of the affectionate respect which he had shown for Hadrian.
Drusus received thecognomen of Germanicus for his conquests in Germany.
The cognomen of the Patrician Antonii was Merenda.
The cognomen Cicero, as already observed, occurs early in Roman history.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "cognomen" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
