Answer by Joonas Ilmavirta for Does "plurimi" imply "vast majority" in...
One can use quam as an intensifier of plurimi, so that quam plurimi is most naturally translated as "very many" as in the translation you cite, or perhaps "quite many".There are several classical...
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In Augustine's Enchiridion, §112, he writes:Frustra itaque nonnulli, immo quam plurimi, aeternam damnatorum poenam et cruciatus sine intermissione perpetuos humano miserantur affectu, atque ita futurum...
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