Lucretius

[ loo-kree-shuhs ]

/ luˈkri ʃəs /

noun

Titus Lucretius Carus, 97?–54 b.c., Roman poet and philosopher.

OTHER WORDS FROM Lucretius

Lu·cre·tian, adjective

Words nearby Lucretius

Lucky Country, lucky dip, lucrative, lucre, Lucretia, Lucretius, Lucrezia Borgia, lucubrate, lucubration, luculent, Lucullan

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Example sentences from the Web for Lucretius

Lucretius touches on the development of man out of a primitive, hardy, beast-like condition.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1|Various
Clodia was accustomed to Lucretius's coming at unexpected hours with unexpected demands upon her understanding.
Roads from Rome|Anne C. E. Allinson
The man of science who speculates thus upon the nature of things is, unknown to himself, a modern Lucretius.
The Non-religion of the Future: A Sociological Study|Jean-Marie Guyau
The great philosophical poets, like Lucretius, try to solve the riddles.
Whitman|John Burroughs

This system is called naturalism; and of this Lucretius is the unrivalled poet.
Three Philosophical Poets|George Santayana

British Dictionary definitions for Lucretius

Lucretius

/ (luːˈkriːʃɪəs) /

noun

full name Titus Lucretius Carus. ?96–55 bc, Roman poet and philosopher. In his didactic poem De rerum natura, he expounds Epicurus' atomist theory of the universe

Derived forms of Lucretius

Lucretian, adjective

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单词	lucretius
释义	Lucretius [ loo-kree-shuhs ] / luˈkri ʃəs / noun Titus Lucretius Carus, 97?–54 b.c., Roman poet and philosopher. OTHER WORDS FROM Lucretius Lu·cre·tian, adjective Words nearby Lucretius Lucky Country, lucky dip, lucrative, lucre, Lucretia, Lucretius, Lucrezia Borgia, lucubrate, lucubration, luculent, Lucullan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Lucretius Lucretius touches on the development of man out of a primitive, hardy, beast-like condition. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1\|Various Clodia was accustomed to Lucretius's coming at unexpected hours with unexpected demands upon her understanding. Roads from Rome\|Anne C. E. Allinson The man of science who speculates thus upon the nature of things is, unknown to himself, a modern Lucretius. The Non-religion of the Future: A Sociological Study\|Jean-Marie Guyau The great philosophical poets, like Lucretius, try to solve the riddles. Whitman\|John Burroughs This system is called naturalism; and of this Lucretius is the unrivalled poet. Three Philosophical Poets\|George Santayana British Dictionary definitions for Lucretius Lucretius / (luːˈkriːʃɪəs) / noun full name Titus Lucretius Carus. ?96–55 bc, Roman poet and philosopher. In his didactic poem De rerum natura, he expounds Epicurus' atomist theory of the universe Derived forms of Lucretius Lucretian, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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