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    fidus Achates
    /ˌfʌɪdəs əˈkeɪtiːz/

    noun

    • 1. a faithful friend or devoted follower: "accompanied by three guides and his fidus Achates, Bruce set out"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fidus Achatesfidus Achates Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Jun 9, 2024 · Definition. Entries Near. Show more. Save Word. fidus Achates. Latin quotation from Virgil. fi· dus Acha· tes ˌfē-du̇s-ä-ˈkä-ˌtās. : faithful Achates : trusty friend. Dictionary Entries Near fidus Achates. fiduciary relation. fidus Achates. fie. See More Nearby Entries. Cite this Entry. Style. “Fidus Achates.”

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFIDUS ACHATES definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'fidus Achates' fidus Achates in British English. (ˈfaɪdəs əˈkeɪtiːz ) noun. a faithful friend or companion. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. Latin, literally: faithful Achates, the name of the faithful companion of Aeneas in Virgil's Aeneid. A faithful friend or companion....

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › Fidus AchatesFIDUS ACHATES Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Fidus Achates definition: a faithful friend or companion. See examples of FIDUS ACHATES used in a sentence.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › fidus+AchatesFidus Achates - definition of fidus Achates by The Free ...

    fidus Achates. ( ˈfaɪdəs əˈkeɪtiːz) n. a faithful friend or companion. [Latin, literally: faithful Achates, the name of the faithful companion of Aeneas in Virgil's Aeneid] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryFIDUS ACHATES definition in American English | Collins English ...

    Definition of 'fidus Achates' fidus Achates in British English. (ˈfaɪdəs əˈkeɪtiːz ) noun. a faithful friend or companion. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. Latin, literally: faithful Achates, the name of the faithful companion of Aeneas in Virgil's Aeneid. A faithful friend or companion....

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › fidus-achates_nfidus Achates, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the noun fidus Achates is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for fidus Achates is from 1603, in the writing of Christopher Heydon, soldier and writer on astrology. fidus Achates is a borrowing from Latin. See etymology.

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Achates_(Aeneid)Achates (Aeneid) - Wikipedia

    In the Aeneid, Achates (Ancient Greek: Ἀχάτης, "good, faithful Achates", fidus Achates as he was called) was a close friend of Aeneas; his name became a by-word for a very intimate companion. [2]

  9. www.oxfordreference.com › abstract › 10Fidus Achates - Oxford Reference

    Mar 22, 2024 · A faithful companion; a bosom friend. Achates (in Virgil’s Aeneid (1st century bc)) was the chosen comrade of aeneas

  10. www.columbia.edu › dlc › garlandACHATE - Columbia University

    ACHATE, ACHATES was the faithful companion who went with Aeneas from burning Troy to Italy (Aeneid I.188). Virgil generally refers to him as fidus Achates , "faithful Achates." Chaucer calls Achates a knight, HF I.226; Achates is a knight, LGW 964.

  11. www.oxfordreference.com › view › 10Fidus Achates - Oxford Reference

    Nov 28, 2022 · L16 Latin (= faithful Achates).A trusted friend. ... The Oxford Biblical Studies Online and Oxford Islamic Studies Online have retired. Content you previously purchased on Oxford Biblical Studies Online or Oxford Islamic Studies Online has now moved to Oxford Reference, Oxford Handbooks Online, Oxford Scholarship Online, or What Everyone Needs to Know®. For information on how to continue to view articles visit the subscriber services page.