Colosseumn.

Brit.

/ˌkɒləˈsiːəm/, U.S.

/ˌkɑləˈsiəm/

Forms:

α. 1600s– Colosseum, 1700s– Coloseum.

β. 1600s– Coliseum Brit. /ˌkɒlᵻˈsiːəm/, U.S. /ˌkɑləˈsiəm/, 1700s– Colisseum.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin; partly modelled on a French lexical item, and partly modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: Latin coloseum, coliseum.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin coloseum the Colosseum in Rome (12th cent.; also coliseum (14th cent.)), use as noun of neuter of classical Latin colossēus (adjective) gigantic, colossal (see colossean adj.); partly (especially in sense 2) after Middle French colisée the Colosseum in Rome, any amphitheatre (1529 or earlier; French colisée ; compare Old French colosé (second half of the 13th cent.)) and Italian colosseo, †coliseo the Colosseum in Rome, any amphitheatre (a1367 as culiseo ). Compare Catalan coliseu (1460), Spanish coliseo (1499 or earlier), Portuguese coliseu (1548). Compare earlier Colisee n.Post-classical Latin colosseum is attested earlier (6th cent.) denoting the Colossus of Rhodes. The application of the word to the amphitheatre of Vespasian may be due to the location of the Colossus of the Emperor Nero near to the amphitheatre (this statue was moved there by Hadrian in the 2nd cent. a.d.). The building was originally called simply classical Latin amphitheātrum amphitheatre n.; compare post-classical Latin amphitheatrum colisei (12th cent.). It was founded by the Emperor Vespasian in a.d. 72, inaugurated by the Emperor Titus in a.d. 80, and further embellished by the Emperor Domitian, all three being emperors of the Flavian gens, but although it is now sometimes referred to as the Flavian amphitheatre by historians and archaeologists, there is no ancient evidence for the often-cited Latin name amphitheatrum Flavium.

1. A large amphitheatre in central Rome, founded by the Emperor Vespasian in a.d. 72 and inaugurated by the Emperor Titus in a.d. 80, noted for the grand scale of the gladiatorial games and other public spectacles held there.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > a public show or spectacle > [noun] > place for public shows > amphitheatre > specific

Coliseec1450

Colosseum1600

α.

1600 P. Holland tr. J. B. Marlianus Svmmary Topogr. Rome v. viii, in tr. Livy Rom. Hist. 1385 This Amphitheatre was commonly called Colosseum, of Neroes Colossus, which was set up in the porch of Neroes house.

1664 J. Evelyn tr. R. Fréart Parallel Antient Archit. ii. i. 88 And 'tis indeed a kind of miracle to see that the Colosseum [Fr. le Colisée],..and innumerable other Structures which seemed to have been built for Eternity, should be at present so ruinous and dilapidated.

1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 43 He attributed the Fabrick of the Colosseum [It. Coliseo] to him.

1803 H. Blundell Acct. Statues at Ince 222 The Colosseum..is said to have contained above 80,000 people, besides many thousands in the passages.

1870 Ch. Rev. 21 May 325/3 The pilgrimage made by an immense concourse of people to the Colosseum.

1935 V. Bell Lett. (1993) 393 Afterwards we went into the Colosseum and looked for ghosts of ancient Christians and lions till both Angelica and I got quite jumpy.

2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 18 June 32/1 His earliest surviving work, the Liber de Spectaculis (On the Spectacles), celebrated the opening of the Colosseum by the emperor Titus in AD 80.

β. 1660 E. Warcupp tr. F. Schottus Italy ii. 184 The Amphitheater of Titus Vespasianus, which was called Coliseum, which Theatre the Popes would not permit to be wholly destroyed.1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres Pref. p. xiii There never were more than three real Amphitheatres in Europe, viz. the Coliseum at Rome, built by Vespasian; the other at Verona, called the Arena, and the third at Capua.1792 J. Smith Select Views Italy I. 145 The Coliseum..consisted of three orders, viz. the Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and a pilastrade uppermost, also Corinthian.1817 Ld. Byron Manfred iii. iv. 68 I stood within the Coloseum's wall, 'Midst the chief relics of almighty Rome.1875 H. James Roderick Hudson vii. 233 Chance anfractuosities of ruin in the upper portions of the Coliseum.1906 J. Joyce Let. 7 Aug. (1966) II. 147 When he goes into an ‘echoy’ place he shouts: in the Colisseum and in S. Peter's.2002 D. Matz Daily Life Anc. Romans p. xx Some 186 amphitheaters still survive today; the most famous is the Coliseum in Rome.

2. Chiefly with lower-case initial. Any large ancient amphitheatre, esp. in Rome.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > a public show or spectacle > [noun] > place for public shows > amphitheatre

amphitheatreeOE

theatrec1405

Coliseec1450

Colosseum1738

1738 J. Breval Remarks Several Parts Europe: Tours since 1723 I. 91 It ought to be every curious Man's Study..to consider Rome as a Treasure of universal Learning,..and carry his Views beyond the filling of a mere Journal with Temples, Coliseums, Triumphal Arches, [etc.].

1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 121 An old Roman colisseum..repaired well.

1791 J. Trapp tr. L.-T. H. de Lavicomterie de Saint-Samson Crimes Kings of France 23 Palaces, porticoes, basiliques, coliseums, amphitheatres, were destroyed, all vanished, all Italy was laying fallow.

1842 Westm. Rev. Oct. 182/2 We seek history in..Roman roads and camps, temples, cathedrals, coliseums, statues, pictures, pyramids,..mummies, ruined cities.

1876 R. W. Buchanan Shadow of Sword vi. 87 Temples and coliseums, baths of precious marble and amphitheatres adorned with gold, had arisen at his bidding.

1922 J. Thurber Let. Sept. (2002) 89 It is nearly completed now, a wonderful structure, set down..like a modernized Greek temple or a Roman coliseum born of mirage.

1998 F. L. Smith et al. Perspectives on Radio & Television iii. 79 People gathered in varied groups whether in ancient coliseums or 19th-century medicine shows.

3. A large public building or arena; esp. a theatre, exhibition hall, or sports stadium. Now chiefly U.S.Frequently in the names of such places.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > public building > [noun] > other spec.

hallc1302

prytaneum1577

praetorium?1586

Roman bath1680

Colosseum1809

kursaal1850

scuola1851

culture centre1890

cultural centre1891

club1896

1809 Brit. Press 10 Aug. in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1810) 13 193 Three or four houses [i.e. theatres] of this description are surely better than only two monstrous Coliseums, which are to monopolize the whole town.

1850 W. Howitt Year-bk. Country iv. 111 Such places as Saint Paul's and Westminster Abbey should stand wide open; the Colosseum and the Polytechnic be accessible at the smallest price.

1893 Current Lit. June 222/1 John Guerin, who for three years had been a drawing card in comedy parts at the Coliseum,..determined to open a house and manage it himself.

1920 A. Peabody in G. A. Hool & N. C. Johnson Handbk. Building Constr. I. 725 The ordinary colosseum or convention hall will comprise an auditorium to contain a large number of seats.

1958 Baseball Digest Sept. 67/1 They created a most inequitable situation with their left and right field foul lines at the Los Angeles Coliseum.

2005 Times-Picayune (New Orleans) (Nexis) 16 July DeLogny's ‘Racetrack Suburb’ was intended to have, in addition to the racetrack, a college or prytaneum plus a coliseum.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	colosseum
释义	Colosseumn. Brit. /ˌkɒləˈsiːəm/, U.S. /ˌkɑləˈsiəm/ Forms: α. 1600s– Colosseum, 1700s– Coloseum. β. 1600s– Coliseum Brit. /ˌkɒlᵻˈsiːəm/, U.S. /ˌkɑləˈsiəm/, 1700s– Colisseum. Origin: A borrowing from Latin; partly modelled on a French lexical item, and partly modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: Latin coloseum, coliseum. Etymology: < post-classical Latin coloseum the Colosseum in Rome (12th cent.; also coliseum (14th cent.)), use as noun of neuter of classical Latin colossēus (adjective) gigantic, colossal (see colossean adj.); partly (especially in sense 2) after Middle French colisée the Colosseum in Rome, any amphitheatre (1529 or earlier; French colisée ; compare Old French colosé (second half of the 13th cent.)) and Italian colosseo, †coliseo the Colosseum in Rome, any amphitheatre (a1367 as culiseo ). Compare Catalan coliseu (1460), Spanish coliseo (1499 or earlier), Portuguese coliseu (1548). Compare earlier Colisee n.Post-classical Latin colosseum is attested earlier (6th cent.) denoting the Colossus of Rhodes. The application of the word to the amphitheatre of Vespasian may be due to the location of the Colossus of the Emperor Nero near to the amphitheatre (this statue was moved there by Hadrian in the 2nd cent. a.d.). The building was originally called simply classical Latin amphitheātrum amphitheatre n.; compare post-classical Latin amphitheatrum colisei (12th cent.). It was founded by the Emperor Vespasian in a.d. 72, inaugurated by the Emperor Titus in a.d. 80, and further embellished by the Emperor Domitian, all three being emperors of the Flavian gens, but although it is now sometimes referred to as the Flavian amphitheatre by historians and archaeologists, there is no ancient evidence for the often-cited Latin name amphitheatrum Flavium. 1. A large amphitheatre in central Rome, founded by the Emperor Vespasian in a.d. 72 and inaugurated by the Emperor Titus in a.d. 80, noted for the grand scale of the gladiatorial games and other public spectacles held there. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > a public show or spectacle > [noun] > place for public shows > amphitheatre > specific Coliseec1450 Colosseum1600 α. 1600 P. Holland tr. J. B. Marlianus Svmmary Topogr. Rome v. viii, in tr. Livy Rom. Hist. 1385 This Amphitheatre was commonly called Colosseum, of Neroes Colossus, which was set up in the porch of Neroes house. 1664 J. Evelyn tr. R. Fréart Parallel Antient Archit. ii. i. 88 And 'tis indeed a kind of miracle to see that the Colosseum [Fr. le Colisée],..and innumerable other Structures which seemed to have been built for Eternity, should be at present so ruinous and dilapidated. 1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 43 He attributed the Fabrick of the Colosseum [It. Coliseo] to him. 1803 H. Blundell Acct. Statues at Ince 222 The Colosseum..is said to have contained above 80,000 people, besides many thousands in the passages. 1870 Ch. Rev. 21 May 325/3 The pilgrimage made by an immense concourse of people to the Colosseum. 1935 V. Bell Lett. (1993) 393 Afterwards we went into the Colosseum and looked for ghosts of ancient Christians and lions till both Angelica and I got quite jumpy. 2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 18 June 32/1 His earliest surviving work, the Liber de Spectaculis (On the Spectacles), celebrated the opening of the Colosseum by the emperor Titus in AD 80. β. 1660 E. Warcupp tr. F. Schottus Italy ii. 184 The Amphitheater of Titus Vespasianus, which was called Coliseum, which Theatre the Popes would not permit to be wholly destroyed.1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres Pref. p. xiii There never were more than three real Amphitheatres in Europe, viz. the Coliseum at Rome, built by Vespasian; the other at Verona, called the Arena, and the third at Capua.1792 J. Smith Select Views Italy I. 145 The Coliseum..consisted of three orders, viz. the Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and a pilastrade uppermost, also Corinthian.1817 Ld. Byron Manfred iii. iv. 68 I stood within the Coloseum's wall, 'Midst the chief relics of almighty Rome.1875 H. James Roderick Hudson vii. 233 Chance anfractuosities of ruin in the upper portions of the Coliseum.1906 J. Joyce Let. 7 Aug. (1966) II. 147 When he goes into an ‘echoy’ place he shouts: in the Colisseum and in S. Peter's.2002 D. Matz Daily Life Anc. Romans p. xx Some 186 amphitheaters still survive today; the most famous is the Coliseum in Rome. 2. Chiefly with lower-case initial. Any large ancient amphitheatre, esp. in Rome. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > a public show or spectacle > [noun] > place for public shows > amphitheatre amphitheatreeOE theatrec1405 Coliseec1450 Colosseum1738 1738 J. Breval Remarks Several Parts Europe: Tours since 1723 I. 91 It ought to be every curious Man's Study..to consider Rome as a Treasure of universal Learning,..and carry his Views beyond the filling of a mere Journal with Temples, Coliseums, Triumphal Arches, [etc.]. 1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 121 An old Roman colisseum..repaired well. 1791 J. Trapp tr. L.-T. H. de Lavicomterie de Saint-Samson Crimes Kings of France 23 Palaces, porticoes, basiliques, coliseums, amphitheatres, were destroyed, all vanished, all Italy was laying fallow. 1842 Westm. Rev. Oct. 182/2 We seek history in..Roman roads and camps, temples, cathedrals, coliseums, statues, pictures, pyramids,..mummies, ruined cities. 1876 R. W. Buchanan Shadow of Sword vi. 87 Temples and coliseums, baths of precious marble and amphitheatres adorned with gold, had arisen at his bidding. 1922 J. Thurber Let. Sept. (2002) 89 It is nearly completed now, a wonderful structure, set down..like a modernized Greek temple or a Roman coliseum born of mirage. 1998 F. L. Smith et al. Perspectives on Radio & Television iii. 79 People gathered in varied groups whether in ancient coliseums or 19th-century medicine shows. 3. A large public building or arena; esp. a theatre, exhibition hall, or sports stadium. Now chiefly U.S.Frequently in the names of such places. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > public building > [noun] > other spec. hallc1302 prytaneum1577 praetorium?1586 Roman bath1680 Colosseum1809 kursaal1850 scuola1851 culture centre1890 cultural centre1891 club1896 1809 Brit. Press 10 Aug. in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1810) 13 193 Three or four houses [i.e. theatres] of this description are surely better than only two monstrous Coliseums, which are to monopolize the whole town. 1850 W. Howitt Year-bk. Country iv. 111 Such places as Saint Paul's and Westminster Abbey should stand wide open; the Colosseum and the Polytechnic be accessible at the smallest price. 1893 Current Lit. June 222/1 John Guerin, who for three years had been a drawing card in comedy parts at the Coliseum,..determined to open a house and manage it himself. 1920 A. Peabody in G. A. Hool & N. C. Johnson Handbk. Building Constr. I. 725 The ordinary colosseum or convention hall will comprise an auditorium to contain a large number of seats. 1958 Baseball Digest Sept. 67/1 They created a most inequitable situation with their left and right field foul lines at the Los Angeles Coliseum. 2005 Times-Picayune (New Orleans) (Nexis) 16 July DeLogny's ‘Racetrack Suburb’ was intended to have, in addition to the racetrack, a college or prytaneum plus a coliseum. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1600
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