Virgil

Definition: Virgil

Virgil

Noun

1. A Roman poet; author of the epic poem `Aeneid' (70-19 BC).

Date "Virgil" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Specialty Definitions: Virgil

Domain	Definitions
Biographical Satire	VIRGIL, an old text-book writer. Had something to do with the AEneid. Source: Who was Who: 5000BC - 1914.
Literature	Virgil In the Gesta Romanorum Virgil is represented as a mighty but benevolent enchanter. This is the character that Italian tradition always gives him, and it is this traditional character that furnishes Dante with his conception of making Virgil his guide through the infernal regions. From the AEneid grammarians illustrated their rules, rhetoricians selected the subjects of their declamations, and Christians looked on the poet as half-inspired; hence the use of his poems in divination. (See Sortes Virgilianae. ) Dante makes Virgil the personification of human wisdom, Beatrice of that wisdom which comes of faith, and St. Bernard of spiritual wisdom. Virgil conducts Dante through the Inferno, Beatrice through Purgatory, and St. Bernard through Paradise Virgil was wise, and as craft was considered a part of wisdom, especially over-reaching the spirits of evil, so he is represented by mediaeval writers as out-witting the demon. On one occasion, it is said, he saw an imp in a hole of a mountain, and the imp promised to teach the poet the black art if he released him. Virgil did so, and after learning all the imp could teach him, expressed amazement that one of such imposing stature could be squeezed into so small a rift. The imp said, "Oh, that is not wonderful," and crept into the hole to show Virgil how it was done, whereupon Virgil closed up the hole and kept the imp there. (Een Schone Historie Van Virgilius, 1552.) This tale is almost identical with that of the Fisherman and the Genius in the Arabian Nights. The fisherman trapped in his net a small copper vessel, from which, when opened, an evil genius came out, who told the fisherman he had vowed to kill the person who released him. The fisherman began to mock the genius, and declared it was quite impossible for such a monster to squeeze himself into so small a vessel. The genius, to convince the fisherman, metamorphosed himself into smoke and got into the vessel, whereupon the fisherman clapped down the lid and flung the vessel back into the sea. The Swiss tale of Theophrastus and the Devil is another analogous story. Theophrastus liberates the devil from a hollow tree, and the sequel is like those given above. (Gorres: Folksb�cher, p. 226.) There are numerous tales of the devil outwitted. The Christian Virgil. Marco Girolamo Vida, author of Christias in six books, an imitation of the AEneid. (1490-1566.) The Virgil and Horace of the Christians. So Bentley calls Aurelius Clemens Prudentius, a native of Spain, who wrote Latin hymns and religious poems. (348-.) Le Virgile au Rabot. (Au rabot is difficult to render into English. "Virgil with a Plane" is far from conveying the idea. "The Virgil of Planers," or "The Virgil of the Plane," is somewhat nearer the meaning.) Adam Billaut, the poetical carpenter and joiner, was so called by M. Tissot, both because he used the plane and because one of his chief recueils is entitled Le Rabot. He is generally called Ma�tre Adam. His roaring Bacchanalian songs seem very unlike the Ecologues of Virgil, and the only reason for the title seems to be that Virgil was a husbandman and wrote on husbandry, while Billaut was a carpenter and wrote on carpentry (-1662.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Specialty Definition: Virgil, Illinois

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Virgil is a village located in Kane County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 266.

Geography

Virgil is located at 41°57'25" North, 88°31'33" West (41.956866, -88.525722)¹. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.9 km² (1.9 mi²). 4.9 km² (1.9 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 266 people, 86 households, and 73 families residing in the village. The population density is 54.6/km² (141.3/mi²). There are 89 housing units at an average density of 18.3/km² (47.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 97.37% White, 1.13% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. 1.88% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 86 households out of which 50.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.8% are married couples living together, 11.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 14.0% are non-families. 12.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.09 and the average family size is 3.38. In the village the population is spread out with 35.3% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 3.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.3 males. The median income for a household in the village is $78,252, and the median income for a family is $80,687. Males have a median income of $45,000 versus $30,417 for females. The per capita income for the village is $26,881. 0.4% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 0.0% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.

Virgil, Kansas

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Virgil is a city located in Greenwood County, Kansas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 113.

Geography

Virgil is located at 37°58'50" North, 96°0'40" West (37.980603, -96.011090)¹. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²). 1.4 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 113 people, 44 households, and 28 families residing in the city. The population density is 79.3/km² (205.0/mi²). There are 61 housing units at an average density of 42.8/km² (110.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 90.27% White, 0.00% African American, 0.88% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 7.96% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. 7.96% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 44 households out of which 27.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% are married couples living together, 6.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% are non-families. 34.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 20.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.57 and the average family size is 3.14. In the city the population is spread out with 35.4% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 17.7% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.2 males. The median income for a household in the city is $23,750, and the median income for a family is $33,125. Males have a median income of $21,250 versus $15,625 for females. The per capita income for the city is $10,604. 22.8% of the population and 8.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 45.5% are under the age of 18 and 7.7% are 65 or older.

Virgil, New York

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Virgil is a town located in Cortland County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,287.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 122.7 km² (47.4 mi²). 122.6 km² (47.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.08% water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 2,287 people, 833 households, and 623 families residing in the town. The population density is 18.7/km² (48.3/mi²). There are 982 housing units at an average density of 8.0/km² (20.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 97.46% White, 0.61% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. 1.01% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 833 households out of which 36.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% are married couples living together, 7.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% are non-families. 18.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.73 and the average family size is 3.08. In the town the population is spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 101.7 males. The median income for a household in the town is $42,292, and the median income for a family is $45,402. Males have a median income of $31,974 versus $23,788 for females. The per capita income for the town is $19,024. 6.7% of the population and 5.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 8.1% are under the age of 18 and 2.6% are 65 or older.

Virgil, South Dakota

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Virgil is a town located in Beadle County, South Dakota. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 25.

Geography

Virgil is located at 44°17'25" North, 98°25'38" West (44.290237, -98.427107)¹. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²). 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 25 people, 13 households, and 7 families residing in the town. The population density is 9.7/km² (25.0/mi²). There are 15 housing units at an average density of 5.8/km² (15.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 100.00% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 13 households out of which 23.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% are married couples living together, 7.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% are non-families. 38.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 1.92 and the average family size is 2.50. In the town the population is spread out with 12.0% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 36.0% from 25 to 44, 32.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 45 years. For every 100 females there are 150.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 144.4 males. The median income for a household in the town is $38,750, and the median income for a family is $38,750. Males have a median income of $26,250 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the town is $23,226. 0.0% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the poverty line.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Virgil, Illinois."

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Synonyms: Virgil

Synonyms: Publius Vergilius Maro (n), Vergil (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Virgil

English words defined with "Virgil": Aeneid, Amoebaeum ♦ Dante, Dante Alighieri, Dido ♦ Georgic, Golden Age, gruff ♦ hoarse, husky ♦ To look on ♦ Virgilian. (references)

Specialty definitions using "Virgil": Ascræan Poet ♦ Bridegroom's Men ♦ Camilla, Castor's Horse, Comazants, Cyllaros ♦ Delia, Dolopatos, DOUBLE JUGG ♦ Great Men ♦ Latinus, Lavinia, Lucinian, Lycisca ♦ Mantuan Swain, Swan, Mareotic Luxury, Maro, May-day, Menalcas, Milesian Fables ♦ Neæera ♦ Pollio ♦ Sea Deities, Shields, Sibyls, Sortes Virgilianae, Swan of Mantua ♦ VIRGIL ♦ Wooden Horse of Troy. (references)

Etymologies containing "Virgil": Amaryllis. (references)

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Modern Usage: Virgil

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	I fail to see why you're still laughing, Virgil. I just don't like mice, that's all. (Thunderbirds; writing credit: Alan Fennell) Oh, I understand Virgil. But (Wyatt Earp; writing credit: Dan Gordon; Lawrence Kasdan) Cute, Virgil. (The Abyss; writing credit: James Cameron)
Lyrics	Virgil Caine is the name, and I served on the Danville train, ("The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"; performing artist: Joan Baez)
Clever	Faithful Achates. (references; author: Virgil) One composed of many. (references; author: Virgil) All aglow is the work. (references; author: Virgil) Rumor grows as it goes. (references; author: Virgil) Arms and the man I sing. (references; author: Virgil)
Movie/TV Titles	Virgil Bliss (2001) The Universe According to Virgil Reality (1996) Adventures of Virgil Badd (1994) Virgil to Virginia (1993) Lille Virgil og Orla Frøsnapper (1980)
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Commercial Usage: Virgil

Domain	Title
Books	Eclogues of Virgil (reference) The Aeneid of Virgil (reference) Virgil Fox (The Dish) (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Virgil Fox Performs Bach, Franck, Dupre, Widor and other (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
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Image Slideshow: Virgil

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Photo Album: Virgil

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Virgil Coblentz.Credit: National Library of Medicine.		[Major Virgil H. Cornell].Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	Colored lithograph, published by N. Currier, New York, 1844. It depicts the explosion of a heavy gun on board USS Princeton, in the Potomac River, which killed or mortally wounded seven and injured about twenty people. Some of those present are identified below the image, including (from left): Mr. Wilkins; Mr. Perrine; Lieutenant Hunt; Representative Virgil Maxcy, of Maryland; Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur; Captain Beverly Kennon, Chief of the Bureau of Construction, Equipment and Repair; Thomas Gilmer, Secretary of the Navy; Captain Robert F. Stockton; Sailors; Senator Phelps and Senator Thomas Hart Benton. Maxcy, Upshur, Kennon and Gilmer were among those killed. Stockton and Benton were among the injured.Credit: NAVY.		Autumn pastimes. Virgil has been walking up and down the block past her house for an hour in ...Credit: Library of Congress.
	Virgil Thomson, half-length portrait, seated, facing front.Credit: Library of Congress.		President Truman, seated, facing front, signing military aid bill as (standing, left to right) Sen. Tom Connally, Sen. Virgil Chapman, Sen. Lyndon Johnson, Rep. John Kee, Rep. Charles A. Eaton, Sen. Claude Pepper, and Secretary of Defense Louis A. Johnson.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Dante and Virgil.Credit: Library of Congress.		Harvest hand and helper on the Virgil Thaxton farm near Mechanicsburg, Ohio.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Mechanicsburg (vicinity), Ohio. Cars belonging to harvest hands and helpers on the Virgil Thaxton farm.Credit: Library of Congress.		The great racing crack Hindoo, by Virgil dam Florence, by Lexington.Credit: Library of Congress.
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Familiar Quotations: Virgil

Author	Quotation
Virgil	Faithful Achates.
	One composed of many.
	All aglow is the work.
	Rumor grows as it goes.
	Years grow cold to love.
	Arms and the man I sing.
	Trust one who has tried.
	Fortune favors the brave.
	A snake lurks in the grass.
	O accurst craving for gold!
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Use in Literature: Virgil

Title	Author	Quote
Gulliver's Travels	Swift, Jonathan	Whence it came what Polydore Virgil says of a certain great house, Nec vir fortis, nec femina casta.
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Non-Fiction Usage: Virgil

Subject	Topic	Quote
Worker Rights	Romania	In September 2000, a trade union leader, Virgil Sahleanu of the Tepro steel mill in Iasi, was killed, allegedly because of a dispute with a new private owner. (references)
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Usage Frequency: Virgil

"Virgil" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 96.33% of the time. "Virgil" is used about 109 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	96.33%	105	31,781
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	1.83%	2	245,945
Lexical Verb (base form)	0.92%	1	339,140
Noun (singular)	0.92%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	109	N/A

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Name Usage Frequency: Virgil

The following table summarizes the usage of "Virgil" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Virgil	First name Female	1,000	4,186
Virgil	First name Male	49,000	283
Virgil	Last name	2,000	6,943
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Derived & Related Names: Virgil

The following table summarizes names related to "Virgil."
Name	Gender	Language	Related Name
Vergil	Male	English	Virgil
Virgilio	Male	Italian	Virgil
Virgilio	Male	Portuguese	Virgil
Virgilio	Male	Spanish	Virgil
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Cities: Virgil

1. Virgil, KS (city, FIPS 74075)
Location: 37.98058 N, 96.01082 W
Population (1990): 91 (65 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 66870
Country: USA

2. Virgil, SD (town, FIPS 67500)
Location: 44.29025 N, 98.42674 W
Population (1990): 33 (19 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 57379
Country: USA

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Virgil

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
virgil	127	virgil wwf	4
virgil hill	32	ontario virgil	4
virgil donati	31	virgil grissom	4
virgil fox	15	virgil sainclair	4
earp virgil	15	adam virgil	4
aeneid of virgil	13	g kennedy virgil	4
goode virgil	13	ozzie virgil	4
virgil truck	11	virgil biography	4
middle school virgil	10	virgil ks	4
virgil miller	10	ch gr virgil	4
virgil finlay	10	virgil il	3
adam estate real virgil	9	camp tate virgil	3
dante virgil	7	armstrong virgil	3
carr virgil	7	cannon virgil	3
virgil thomson	6	virgil sd	3
virgil thrasher	5	afl virgil.azwestern.edu	3
alwood florist virgil	5	picture virgil	3
virgil exner	5	quote virgil	3
shaw virgil	5	virgil wall	3
virgil sinclair	5	tibbs virgil	3
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Modern Translations: Virgil

Language		Translations for "Virgil"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Greek		�'ιργίλιοσ (Vergil). (various references)

Pig Latin		irgilvay

Swedish		Virgilius. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Virgil

Misspellings
	"Virgil" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Migril, Vergniol, virgia. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Virgil

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "g-i-i-l-r-v"
	-1 letter: vigil.
	-2 letters: girl, liri, virl.
	-3 letters: rig, vig.
	-4 letters: li.
	Words containing the letters "g-i-i-l-r-v"
	+2 letters: reliving, reviling, rivaling, virginal.
	+3 letters: driveling, frivoling, inveigler, privilege, relieving, rivalling, silvering, slivering, virginals, virologic.
	+4 letters: delivering, drivelling, frivolling, inveiglers, overliving, prevailing, privileged, privileges, reavailing, rivetingly, shriveling, thrivingly, travailing, valorising, valorizing, velarizing, virginally, virologies, virologist, vitrioling.
	+5 letters: bedriveling, cavaliering, desilvering, forgivingly, invigilator, outrivaling, overbilling, overboiling, overfilling, overgilding, overkilling, overmilking, overtoiling, privileging, pulverising, pulverizing, quiveringly, ravishingly, replevining, resilvering, shrivelling, surveilling, vainglories, verbalizing, vernalizing, villageries, virginalist, virological, virologists, vitriolling, vulgarising, vulgarities, vulgarizing.
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