Definitions for LEGION
ˈli dʒənle·gion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. host, legionnoun

   archaic terms for army

2. legionnoun

   association of ex-servicemen

   "the American Legion"

3. legionnoun

   a large military unit

   "the French Foreign Legion"

4. horde, host, legionadjective

   a vast multitude

5. numerous, legion(p)adjective

   amounting to a large indefinite number

   "numerous times"; "the family was numerous"; "Palomar's fans are legion"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. legionnoun

   The major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.

2. legionnoun

   A large military or semimilitary unit trained for combat; any military force; an army, regiment; an armed, organized and assembled militia.

3. legionnoun

   (often Legion or the Legion) A national organization or association of former servicemen, such as the American Legion, founded in 1919.

4. legionnoun

   A large number of people; a multitude.

5. legionnoun

   (often plural) A great number.

   Where one sin has entered, legions will force their way through the same breach. John Rogers (1679-1729)

6. legionnoun

   A group of orders inferior to a class; in scientific classification, a term occasionally used to express an assemblage of objects intermediate between an order and a class.

7. legionadjective

   Numerous; vast; very great in number; multitudinous.

   Russia's labor and capital resources are woefully inadequate to overcome the state's needs and vulnerabilities, which are legion.

8. Etymology: Attested (in, as legioun) around 1200, from legion, from legio, legionem, from legere; akin to legend, lecture.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Legion

   Etymology: legio, Latin.

   1. A body of Roman soldiers, consisting of about five thousand.

   The most remarkable piece in Antoninus’s pillar is, the figure of Jupiter Pluvius sending rain on the fainting army of Marcus Aurelius, and thunderbolts on his enemies, which is the greatest confirmation possible of the story of the Christian legion. Addison.

   2. A military force.

   She to foreign realms
   Sends forth her dreadful legions. Philips.

   3. Any great number.

   Not in the legions
   Of horrid hell, can come a devil more damn’d. William Shakespeare.

   The partition between good and evil is broken down; and where one sin has entered, legions will force their way through the same breach. John Rogers, Sermons.

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1. legion

   A legion is a unit or division of a large group, often referring to an army or force, typically comprising several thousand soldiers or members. Historically, it was a term used in the Roman army. Additionally, it can refer to a multitude or a vast number of people or things. In biblical contexts, "legion" is used to denote a very large number of demons or evil spirits.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Legionnoun

   a body of foot soldiers and cavalry consisting of different numbers at different periods, -- from about four thousand to about six thousand men, -- the cavalry being about one tenth

2. Legionnoun

   a military force; an army; military bands

3. Legionnoun

   a great number; a multitude

4. Legionnoun

   a group of orders inferior to a class

5. Etymology: [OE. legioun, OF. legion, F. lgion, fr. L. legio, fr. legere to gather, collect. See Legend.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Legion

   Legion are a group of demons referred to in the Christian Bible. The New Testament outlines an encounter where Jesus healed a man from Gadarenes possessed by demons while traveling, known as Exorcising the Gerasenes demonic.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Legion

   lē′jun, n. in ancient Rome, a body of soldiers of from three to six thousand: a military force: a great number: in French history, the name of several military bodies, more esp. one which distinguished itself in Algeria and in the Crimea.—v.t. to form into legions.—adj. Lē′gionary, relating to, or consisting of, a legion or legions: containing a great number.—n. a soldier of a legion.—Legion of Honour, an order of merit instituted in France in 1802 by Napoleon I.; Thundering Legion, the name in Christian tradition for a body of soldiers under Marcus Aurelius, whose prayers for rain once brought down a thunderstorm and destroyed the enemy. [Fr.,—L. legion-em—legĕre, to levy.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Legion

   among the ancient Romans a body of soldiers consisting of three lines, the hastati, the principes, and the triarii, ranged in order of battle one behind the other, each divided into ten maniples, and the whole numbering from 4000 to 6000 men; to each legion was attached six military tribunes, who commanded in rotation, each for two months; under Marius the three lines were amalgamated, and the whole divided into ten cohorts of three maniples each; under the original arrangement the hastati were young or untrained men, the principes men in their full manhood, and the triarii veterans.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. legion

   (Lat. legio). A corps of soldiers in the Roman armies, first formed by Romulus, about 750 B.C., when it consisted of 3000 foot and 300 horse. When Hannibal was in Italy, 216 B.C., the legion consisted of 5200 soldiers; and under Marius, in 88 B.C., it was 6200 foot besides 700 horse. There were 10, and sometimes as many as 18 legions kept at Rome. Augustus had a standing army of 45 legions, together with 25,000 horse and 37,000 light-armed troops, about 5 B.C.; and the peace establishment of Adrian was 30 of these formidable brigades. A legion was divided into 10 cohorts, and every cohort into 6 centuries, with a vexillum, or standard, guarded by 10 men. The peace of Britain was protected by 3 legions. The French army was divided into legions subsequent to the reign of Francis I. See Thundering Legions.

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EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Legion

   a group of genera, subequal to a tribe.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LEGION

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Legion is ranked #129825 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Legion surname appeared 131 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Legion.
   
   54.2% or 71 total occurrences were Black.
   25.9% or 34 total occurrences were White.
   16.7% or 22 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Army
   • Association
   • Military Unit

Anagrams for LEGION »

1. eloign

2. gileno

How to pronounce LEGION?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of LEGION in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of LEGION in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of LEGION in a Sentence

1. Ben Kingsley:

   It was a pleasure working with Aishwarya in The Last Legion (2007), and her fans are in for a big surprise. She is an excellent and outstanding actor. She is a shining example of beauty from India, and I'm sure we will be seeing her in more Hollywood movies real soon.

2. Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia, 1732:

   He that is busy is tempted by but one devil; he that is idle, by a legion.

3. Don Cheadle:

   Each time Chadwick Boseman stepped on the set, Chadwick Boseman inspired and influenced everyone there, and with every role, Chadwick Boseman created a new legion of fans. Chadwick Boseman had an incredible power to unify people and their love for Chadwick Boseman work and their respect for Chadwick Boseman as a person. The way Chadwick Boseman lived Chadwick Boseman life united people behind a higher purpose, and that will be Chadwick Boseman legacy.

4. Clint Hocking:

   Our team in particular has worked very, very hard on' Watch Dogs : Legion' to make a game about diversity and equality and representation... we rejected from the beginning the idea of the heroic' dude on the box who saves us all,' watch Dogs : Legion.

5. Henry Howard:

   The American Legion constitution includes 'to preserve the memories and incidents of our associations in the great wars,' if we don't share these stories, they'll be gone.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=LEGION
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Legion
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=LEGION
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/LEGION
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=LEGION
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=LEGION
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Legion
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Entomology
    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=LEGION
11. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html