| august | | |
| n. (time) | 1. aug, august | the month following July and preceding September. |
| ~ gregorian calendar, new style calendar | the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752. |
| ~ assumption of mary, august 15, assumption | celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church. |
| ~ dormition, feast of dormition | celebration in the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Assumption in the Roman Catholic Church and is also celebrated on August 15th. |
| ~ gregorian calendar month | a month in the Gregorian calendar. |
| ~ mid-august | the middle part of August. |
| adj. | 2. august, grand, lordly | of or befitting a lord.; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage" |
| ~ noble | of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times.; "of noble birth" |
| adj. | 3. august, revered, venerable | profoundly honored.; "revered holy men" |
| ~ honourable, honorable | worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect.; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country" |
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