Crossword clues for quirinal
quirinal
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Quirinal \Quir"i*nal\ (kw[i^]r"[i^]*nal or kw[i^]`r[imac]"nal), a. [L. Quirinalis, fr. Quirinus, a name of Romulus.] Of, pertaining to, or designating, the hill Collis Quirinalis, now Monte Quirinale (one of the seven hills of Rome), or a modern royal place situated upon it. Also used substantively.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
royal palace in Rome, 1838, from Mons Quirinalis in Rome (one of the seven hills, site of a former Papal palace), from Quirinus, said to be the divine name of Romulus, but really one of the original trinity of Roman gods, representing Mars. His feast (Quirinalia) was Feb. 17. Used metonymically for "the Italian civil government" (1917), especially as distinguished from the Vatican.
Usage examples of "quirinal".
Julian likewise declares his firm belief in the ancilia, the holy shields, which dropped from heaven on the Quirinal hill.