Cornelius

//kɔɹˈniliəs// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Latin.

    "There was a certain man in Cesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway."

Example

More examples

"Cornelius Gurlitt had hidden 1400 works of art stolen by the Nazis in his apartment."

Etymology

From Latin Cornēlius.

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