Caesar

[ see-zer ]

/ ˈsi zər /

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noun

Ga·ius

[gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/(or Ca·ius)

[key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/Julius,c100–44 b.c., Roman general, statesman, and historian.

Sidney,Sid,1922–2014, U.S. comedian.

a title of the Roman emperors from Augustus to Hadrian, and later of the heirs presumptive.

any emperor.

a tyrant or dictator.

any temporal ruler, in contrast with God; the civil authority. Matt. 22:21.

a male given name: from a Roman family name.

Definition for caesar (2 of 2)

aut Caesar, aut nihil

[ out kahy-sahr out ni-hil; English awt see-zer awt nahy-hil ]

/ aʊt ˈkaɪ sɑr aʊt ˈnɪ hɪl; English ɔt ˈsi zər ɔt ˈnaɪ hɪl /

Latin.

either a Caesar or nothing; all or nothing.

Example sentences from the Web for caesar

Perhaps the greatest irony remains that civil rights titan Caesar Chavez was a lifelong opponent of illegal immigration.

The Liberal Case Against Illegal Immigration |Doug McIntyre |November 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Caesar smuggled the pictures out of Syria when he fled last year in fear for his life.

Syrian Defector: Assad Poised to Torture and Murder 150,000 More |Josh Rogin |July 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He started working at age 11 in the onion fields of Colorado, rising to become an organizer with Caesar Chavez.

How America Started The Border Crisis |Eleanor Clift |July 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I can be hunched over, or push my chest out more and give Caesar strength and physicality.

Motion Capture Maestro Andy Serkis on ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ and Revolutionizing Cinema |Marlow Stern |July 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

How has the technology changed in capturing Caesar from Rise to Dawn?

Motion Capture Maestro Andy Serkis on ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ and Revolutionizing Cinema |Marlow Stern |July 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
"In Caesar's name," repeated the official, who had been selected for the duty of reading the Imperial message.

Serapis, Complete |Georg Ebers
He might be Caesar Borgia come to life again, in a modern Spanish uniform.

Cuba Past and Present |Richard Davey
Caesar's desire was to rid you of adversaries even against your will.

A Thorny Path [Per Aspera], Complete |Georg Ebers
There should be no scandal about Caesar's wife, you know; and, as I say, she has always hoped to marry Caesar.

The Portrait of a Lady |Henry James
First Caesar was consul : then, four years later , Crassus and Pompeius.

Ancient Rome |Mary Agnes Hamilton

British Dictionary definitions for caesar

Caesar

/ (ˈsiːzə) /

noun

Gaius Julius (ˈɡaɪəs ˈdʒuːlɪəs). 100–44 bc, Roman general, statesman, and historian. He formed the first triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus (60), conquered Gaul (58–50), invaded Britain (55–54), mastered Italy (49), and defeated Pompey (46). As dictator of the Roman Empire (49–44) he destroyed the power of the corrupt Roman nobility. He also introduced the Julian calendar and planned further reforms, but fear of his sovereign power led to his assassination (44) by conspirators led by Marcus Brutus and Cassius Longinus

any Roman emperor

(sometimes not capital) any emperor, autocrat, dictator, or other powerful ruler

a title of the Roman emperors from Augustus to Hadrian

(in the Roman Empire)

a title borne by the imperial heir from the reign of Hadrian
the heir, deputy, and subordinate ruler to either of the two emperors under Diocletian's system of government

short for Caesar salad

Cultural definitions for caesar

Caesar

The family name of Julius Caesar and of the next eleven rulers of Rome, who were emperors.

notes for Caesar

The emperors of Germany and Russia in modern times adapted the word caesar into titles for themselves — kaiser and czar.

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