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Comus

or Ko·mos

[ koh-muhs ]

noun

  1. an ancient Greek and Roman god of drinking and revelry.


Comus

/ ˈkəʊməs /

noun

  1. (in late Roman mythology) a god of revelry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Comus1

< Latin < Greek kômos revel; akin to comedy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Comus1

C17: from Latin, from Greek kōmos a revel
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Example Sentences

The Comus and the Samson Agonistes are works which, though of very different merit, offer some marked points of resemblance.

Milton attended in the Comus to the distinction which he afterward neglected in the Samson.

Nor are all his poems equal: his Paradise Lost, his Comus, and a few others, shine out amidst some flat and insipid compositions.

Here in this dark grove dwells Comus, an evil spirit, who loves not the good.

Comus enjoys seeing his victims act like wild and foolish animals or the forest.

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ComtismCom. Ver.