spretato

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spreˈta.to/
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: spre‧tà‧to

Participle

spretato (feminine spretata, masculine plural spretati, feminine plural spretate)

1. past participle of spretarsi

Adjective

spretato (feminine spretata, masculine plural spretati, feminine plural spretate)

1. unpriested

Noun

spretato m (plural spretati)

1. one who has unpriested himself
   • 1957, Indro Montanelli, “Capitolo quarantaseiesimo: Costantino”, in Storia di Roma [History of Rome], 46th edition, Milan, published 1973, page 510:

     Lo spretato continuò a predicare con ammirevole zelo, confutò le tesi di Celso in un'opera rimasta famosa; fu imprigionato e torturato, ma non rinnegò la sua fede

     The unpriested one [Origen] kept preaching with admirable zeal, critiqued Celsus' theses in a work that remains famous, was imprisoned and tortured, but never renounced his faith

Anagrams

• Serpotta, aspretto, portaste, prestato, prostate, protesta, sportate, sterpato, traposte