Catiline

American  

[kat-l-ahyn] / ˈkæt lˌaɪn /

noun

1. Lucius Sergius Catilina, 108?–62 b.c., Roman politician and conspirator.

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Catiline British  

/ ˈkætɪˌlaɪn, ˌkætɪlɪˈnɛərɪən /

noun

1. Latin name Lucius Sergius Catilina. ?108–62 _bc , Roman politician: organized an unsuccessful conspiracy against Cicero (63–62)

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Other Word Forms

• Catilinarian adjective

Example Sentences

And like the maligned Catiline, this vigorously paced show knows how to play to the crowd.

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2018

He called Burr a latter-day Catiline, the ancient Roman senator who attempted a populist uprising against the Republic.

From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2016

Still, the Catiline oration is quite a speech to hold up and praise as fitting.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 21, 2014

Opposition research is as old as politics itself—Cicero’s orations against Catiline, a dodgy candidate for the Roman consulship in 63BC, were notably well-informed.

From Economist • Jul. 10, 2014

Ahead of his denunciation of Catiline, he was being fed information by the disgruntled mistress of one of Catiline’s coconspirators.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith