invictus

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I don't think you can go past Invictus as a commentary of sport in society.

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Quick take

"Invictus" is a short poem by the Victorian era British poet William Ernest Henley.

Meaning at a glance

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"Invictus" is a short poem by the Victorian era British poet William Ernest Henley.

the eighth studio album from New York-based power metal band Virgin Steele.

Invictus, published in 2016, is the fifteenth volume of the Eagles of the Empire series by Simon Scarrow.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for invictus.

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"Invictus" is a short poem by the Victorian era British poet William Ernest Henley.

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the eighth studio album from New York-based power metal band Virgin Steele.

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Invictus, published in 2016, is the fifteenth volume of the Eagles of the Empire series by Simon Scarrow.

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the debut solo effort from longtime Nile drummer-percussionist George Kollias.

Example sentences

I don't think you can go past Invictus as a commentary of sport in society.

Funny, I made some collages of images from the Ukraine MoD about as soon as Russian attack last year and a lot of them were of the Ukraine delegation to the Invictus Games which were really remarkable.

> Retired corporal Christine Gauthier, who competed for Canada at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics and the Invictus Games that same year, spoke before the House of Commons veterans committee and agreed to provide a copy of the letter.

Yep, that was the passage that Nelson Mandela gave to Francois Pienaar before the final, not Invictus.

I can't help but recall the lines of "Invictus" here, but I'll refrain from quotation.

There is a poem out there called 'Invictus'.

He probably got his causation backwards -- the Dec 25 celebration "Sol Invictus" was a result of emperor Aurelius' decree in 274 AD, meaning it took a date Christians had already been celebrating a century earlier.

Check out invictus.io, I wouldn't call their work "cryptocurrency" as much as more general "next-gen blockchain tech." Ignore the shitty website, it's a disaster - read the whitepapers.

> This week, English Heritage shared a post on social media claiming that the date of Christmas derived from a pagan festival honouring the late Roman sun god Sol Invictus.

I'm a fan of Invictus, by William Ernest Henley: Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul.

There are a number of interesting links from that page, including Invictus, but perhaps the most interesting is the reference to this from Theodore Roosevelt (which has a wonderful connection to Rugby and Nelson Mandela): It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.

Quote examples

I can't help but recall the lines of "Invictus" here, but I'll refrain from quotation.

Check out invictus.io, I wouldn't call their work "cryptocurrency" as much as more general "next-gen blockchain tech." Ignore the shitty website, it's a disaster - read the whitepapers.

Proper noun examples

Yep, that was the passage that Nelson Mandela gave to Francois Pienaar before the final, not Invictus.

There is a poem out there called 'Invictus'.

> This week, English Heritage shared a post on social media claiming that the date of Christmas derived from a pagan festival honouring the late Roman sun god Sol Invictus.