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Meaning of "cestus" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CESTUS

From Latin, from Greek kestos belt, from kentein to stitch.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CESTUS

ˈsɛstəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CESTUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cestus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CESTUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cestus

A cestus is an ancient battle glove, sometimes used in pankration. They were worn as are today's boxing gloves, but were made with leather strips and sometimes filled with iron plates or fitted with blades or spikes, and used as weapons.

Definition of cestus in the English dictionary

The definition of cestus in the dictionary is the girdle of Aphrodite decorated to cause amorousness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CESTUS

Adrastus · asbestous · asbestus · Augustus · caestus · cistus · costus · Faustus · Hephaestus · heterocystous · physoclistous · schistous · Theophrastus · Trismegistus · tungstous · xystos · xystus

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CESTUS

cespitose · cespitosely · cess · cessation · cesser · cession · cessionaries · cessionary · cesspit · cesspool · cesta · cestode · cestoid · cestoidean · cestos · cestui · cesura · cesurae · cesural

WORDS THAT END LIKE CESTUS

apparatus · Brutus · cactus · comitatus · diabetes mellitus · emeritus · eucalyptus · fetus · Hermes Trismegistus · hiatus · impetus · lotus · marital status · prospectus · Scotus · situs · spiritus · stratus · tinnitus · Titus

Synonyms and antonyms of cestus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cestus» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF CESTUS

Find out the translation of cestus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of cestus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cestus» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

拳套
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

Cestus
570 millions of speakers
en

English

cestus
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

cestus
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

cestus
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Беллиона
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

cestus
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

cestus
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

ceste
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Cestus
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

cestus
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

セスタス
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

스터스
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Cestus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cestus
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

முன்கால கிரேக்க நாட்டில் பெண்கள் அணியும் அரைக்கச்சை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

कॅस्ट्रस
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

cestus
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

Cestus
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

cestus
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Белліона
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Cestus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cestus
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Cestus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Cestus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Cestus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cestus

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CESTUS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of cestus
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «cestus».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cestus

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CESTUS»

Discover the use of cestus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cestus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Cestus Deception: A Clone Wars Novel
Dispatched by the Republic to the planet Ord Cestus, where deadly battle droids are being manufactured, Obi-Wan Kenobi finds his diplomatic efforts to keep the droids out of Confederacy hands thwarted by a secret adversary, a situation that ...
Steven Barnes, 2008
2
Star Wars: The Cestus Deception
The Confederacy is trying to get its hands on some very special battle droids, and the Republic is determined to stop them, so Obi-Wan Kenobi is sent to the planet Ord Cestus, manufacturer of the droids.
Steven Barnes, 2012
3
Cestus Dei
The Church of Rome becomes disturbed by the extreme corruption of the upper classes of the planet Charun and sends Father Miles as a missionary to Charun
John Maddox Roberts, 1983
4
The Crown of Wild Olive and the Cestus of Aglais
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 edition.
John Ruskin, 2013
5
The Cestus of Aglaia and The Queen of the Air: With Other ...
23, line 8, Ceatus reads “ window jewels” for “jewels in the windows"; line 13, Cestus reads “metamorphosism.” § 25, line 9, Cestue reads “ all those peculiar” for “peculiarly”; line 10, Queen of the Air omits “of which I spoke in the prefatory ...
John Ruskin, Sir Edward Tyas Cook, Alexander Dundas Ogilvy Wedderburn, 1905
6
The Crown of Wild Olive, and the Cestus of Aglai
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
John Ruskin, 2012
7
Melee Weapons: Blunt Instrument, Brass Knuckles, Cestus, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, 2013
8
Castlevania - Weapons: Bombs, Cestus, Circle of the Moon ...
This book consists of articles from Wikia or other free sources online.
Source: Wikia, 2012
9
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, ...
OF BOXING, OR THE CESTUS. Boxing is a combat at blows with the fist, from whence it derives its name. The combatants covered their fists with a kind of offensive arms, called ces- tus, and their heads with a sort of leather cap, to defend their ...
Charles Rollin, 1834
10
The Paradise of Coquettes,: A Poem. : In Nine Parts
Cestus of Levity, by the aid of which she may rise, wherever her wishes lead her. Description of the tissue ; of the pictures wilh which it is adorned. The Genius invests Zephyra with the Cestus. He ascends, and Zephyra with him. THE CESTUS ...
Thomas Brown, 1814

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CESTUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cestus is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'YU-GI-OH!' card analysis: Number C105: Battlin' Boxer Comet Cestus
Originally released from the expansion set Lord of the Tachyon Galaxy in 2013, Number C105: Battlin' Boxer Comet Cestus is a rank 5 fire ... «Examiner.com, Jul 15»
2
Liberia confirms third Ebola virus case
Health official Cestus Tarpeh told AFP the infected pair had been in physical contact with the 17-year-old Ebola victim before his death in a ... «The Bell Jar, Jul 15»
3
Liberian Ebola aid workers demand hazard pay
Cestus Tarpeh, a Liberian health official, said Wednesday that the 17-year-old victim who died of the Ebola fever had spread the virus to at ... «Press TV, Jul 15»
4
Ebola crisis: Liberia's new outbreak spreads
Health official Cestus Tarpeh told AFP news agency that the pair had been in physical contact with the 17 year old before his death. He added ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
5
Ebola: au moins deux nouveaux cas au Liberia, les mesures d …
... deux personnes supplémentaires ont été testées positives parmi les gens ayant été en contact avec l'adolescent », a déclaré à l'AFP Cestus ... «Mali Actu, Jul 15»
6
Big Knockout Boxing Live
The Romans even introduced metal studs to the thongs to make the cestus which then led to a more sinister weapon called the myrmex ('limb ... «Game Informer, Jun 15»
7
HARD TIMES: The Mystery of the Jack Dempsey-Jess Willard Fight
... in putting on the wraps so as to make the glove as hard as the old Roman cestus, with which the ancient gladiators often killed each other.”. «The Cruelest Sport, Jun 15»
8
^&*(Watch)*&^% Barthelemy vs DeMarco live stream
The Romans even introduced metal studs to the thongs to make the cestus which then led to a more sinister weapon called the myrmex ('limb ... «Game Informer, Jun 15»
9
God of War III Remastered E3 2015 Hands-On Preview
God of War III also introduces a brand new weapon for Kratos, called the Cestus. It's a pair of gauntlets that allows him to perform grappling ... «Twinfinite, Jun 15»
10
///\\\Live///\\\ Marriage vs Walters live stream
The Romans even introduced metal studs to the thongs to make the cestus which then led to a more sinister weapon called the myrmex ('limb ... «Game Informer, Jun 15»
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