Marcellus

[ mahr-sel-uh s ]
/ mɑrˈsɛl əs /

noun

Marcus Claudius,268?–208 b.c., Roman general and consul.

Definition for marcellus (2 of 4)

Marcellus I

noun

Saint,died a.d. 309, pope 308–309.

Definition for marcellus (3 of 4)

Marcellus II

noun

Marcello Cervini,1501–55, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1555.

Definition for marcellus (4 of 4)

Ali
[ ah-lee, ah-lee for 1–4; ah-lee for 5 ]
/ ˈɑ li, ɑˈli for 1–4; ɑˈli for 5 /

noun

ʿAlī ibn-abu-Talibthe Lion of God,a.d. c600–661, Arab caliph (cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad).
Mehemet Ali.
Mohammed,1909–63, Pakistani statesman and diplomat.
Mohammed Ali, Maulana.
MuhammadCassius (Marcellus) Clay, Jr.,1942–2016, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1964–67, 1974–78, 1978–79.

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British Dictionary definitions for marcellus (1 of 2)

Marcellus
/ (mɑːˈsɛləs) /

noun

Marcus Claudius (ˈmɑːkəs ˈklɔːdɪəs). ?268–208 bc, Roman general and consul, who captured Syracuse (212) in the Second Punic War

British Dictionary definitions for marcellus (2 of 2)

Ali
/ (ˈɑːliː) /

noun

?600–661 ad, fourth caliph of Islam (656–61 ad), considered the first caliph by the Shiites: cousin and son-in-law of Mohammed
See Mehemet Ali
See Muhammad Ali