Tuesday, July 31, 2007

august

august – adj - Inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic.

Playing catch-up. One word leads to another.

venerable


venerable – adj - Commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity; worthy of veneration or reverence, as because of high office or noble character.


I can't believe this hasn't already been used. Anyway, what brought it to mind is I was doing some reading on Augustus Caesar (63 BC - AD 14), which made me think of the title he was awarded by the Senate: Augustus, i.e., 'venerable one.'

stasis

stasis - noun - a state of balance, equilibrium or stagnation; stoppage of the normal flow of a bodily fluid or semifluid