Definition of "nuntius" [nuntius]

• See nuncius. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "“I do so hate nuntius horribilis,” said Queen Elizabeth, stroking the corgi in her lap."
• "We know of those beliefs of the Sabaziasts from the frescoes in the catacombs of Praetextatus; the _Mercurius nuntius_, who leads the dead, is found beside Attis under the Greek name of Hermes (see Hepding, p. 263)."
• "Nec sibi post ilia metuebant talia verba, Cum subito adfertur nuntius horribilis,"