Dionysius

[ dahy-uh-nish-ee-uhs, -nis-, -nish-uhs, -nahy-see-uhs ]

/ ˌdaɪ əˈnɪʃ i əs, -ˈnɪs-, -ˈnɪʃ əs, -ˈnaɪ si əs /

noun

"the Elder", 431?–367 b.c., Greek soldier: tyrant of Syracuse 405–367.

Saint, died a.d. 268, pope 259–268.

Words nearby Dionysius

dionaea, Dione, Dionysia, Dionysiac, Dionysian, Dionysius, Dionysius Exiguus, Dionysius of Alexandria, Saint, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Dionysius the Areopagite, Dionysius Thrax

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Example sentences from the Web for Dionysius

Dionysius, the Areopagite, was an Athenian by birth, and educated in all the useful and ornamental literature of Greece.
Fox's Book of Martyrs|John Foxe
The words of Dionysius need not receive any wider signification than a reference to well-known Epistles.
Supernatural Religion, Vol. II. (of III)|Walter Richard Cassels
The incompetency of the new leader and the cruelties of Apollocrates, the son of Dionysius, soon led to his recall.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5|Various
Evan'der, the "good old king of Syracuse," dethroned by Dionysius the Younger.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.

Dionysius so admired this proof of friendship, that he forgave Damon, and requested to be taken into his friendship.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.

British Dictionary definitions for Dionysius

Dionysius

/ (ˌdaɪəˈnɪsɪəs) /

noun

called the Elder. ?430–367 bc, tyrant of Syracuse (405–367), noted for his successful campaigns against Carthage and S Italy

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单词	dionysius
释义	Dionysius [ dahy-uh-nish-ee-uhs, -nis-, -nish-uhs, -nahy-see-uhs ] / ˌdaɪ əˈnɪʃ i əs, -ˈnɪs-, -ˈnɪʃ əs, -ˈnaɪ si əs / noun "the Elder", 431?–367 b.c., Greek soldier: tyrant of Syracuse 405–367. Saint, died a.d. 268, pope 259–268. Words nearby Dionysius dionaea, Dione, Dionysia, Dionysiac, Dionysian, Dionysius, Dionysius Exiguus, Dionysius of Alexandria, Saint, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Dionysius the Areopagite, Dionysius Thrax Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Dionysius Dionysius, the Areopagite, was an Athenian by birth, and educated in all the useful and ornamental literature of Greece. Fox's Book of Martyrs\|John Foxe The words of Dionysius need not receive any wider signification than a reference to well-known Epistles. Supernatural Religion, Vol. II. (of III)\|Walter Richard Cassels The incompetency of the new leader and the cruelties of Apollocrates, the son of Dionysius, soon led to his recall. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5\|Various Evan'der, the "good old king of Syracuse," dethroned by Dionysius the Younger. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1\|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. Dionysius so admired this proof of friendship, that he forgave Damon, and requested to be taken into his friendship. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1\|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. British Dictionary definitions for Dionysius Dionysius / (ˌdaɪəˈnɪsɪəs) / noun called the Elder. ?430–367 bc, tyrant of Syracuse (405–367), noted for his successful campaigns against Carthage and S Italy 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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