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Historical vs Aurelius - What's the difference?

historical | aurelius |

As an adjective historical

is pertaining to the history, to what happened in the past.

As a noun historical

is a historical romance.

As a proper noun aurelius is

; of mostly historical use in the anglo-saxon world.

historical

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to the history, to what happened in the past.

    • Usage notes

    * * See the usage notes about (m) for more.

    Synonyms

    * historic

    Derived terms

    * ahistorical * art-historical

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A historical romance.
  • * 1999 , Anne K. Kaler, Rosemary E. Johnson-Kurek, Romantic Conventions , page 63:
    • However, as regular romance readers know, the romance novels that appear on the best-seller lists are not Harlequins at all, but rather historicals and contemporaries, which vary widely from the Harlequin pattern in style, plot, and character.

    aurelius

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • ; of mostly historical use in the Anglo-Saxon world.
  • * 1992 , The Tale of the Body Thief , Arrow Books, ISBN 9780099471394, page 169:
    • Would the name Marcus Aurelius have meant anything to him? In all probability, he would have thought it a fancy name for a black slave.

    Related terms

    * Aurelia * Aurelian * Aurelie