Catiline

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/ˈkætəˌlaɪn/

proper noun

Lucius Sergius Catilina (108 BCE–62 BCE), a Roman politician who attempted to overthrow the Roman Republic.

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proper noun
  1. Lucius Sergius Catilina (108 BCE–62 BCE), a Roman politician who attempted to overthrow the Roman Republic.
nounCatiline (plural Catilines)

plural Catilines

  1. A daring and reckless conspirator.

    But such lessons will not affect the numerous Catilines of the present day.

    1913 [1912], Bernard Miall, transl., The Psychology of Revolution, New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, translation of La Révolution Française et la Psychologie des Révolutions by Gustave Le Bon, page 325

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APA

Catiline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catiline

MLA

“Catiline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catiline. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Catiline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catiline.

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