Catilinarian

[kat-l-uh-nair-ee-uhn]

Cat·i·li·nar·i·an

[kat-l-uh-nair-ee-uhn]
adjective
1.
pertaining to or resembling Catiline.
noun
2.
a person who participated in Catiline's conspiracy.
3.
a person who resembles or imitates Catiline; conspirator.

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Catilinarian has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

Origin:
1815–25; < Latin Catilin(a) Catiline + -arian
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Catiline (ˈkætɪˌlaɪn)
 
n
Latin name Lucius Sergius Catilina. ?108--62 bc, Roman politician: organized an unsuccessful conspiracy against Cicero (63--62)
 
Catilinarian
 
adj

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