HIPPOLYTUS

Meaning of HIPPOLYTUS in English

noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Hippolytos Date: 1567 a son of Theseus falsely accused of amorous advances by his stepmother and killed by his father through the agency of Poseidon

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HIPPOLYTUS — /hi pol"i teuhs/ , n. Also, Hippolytos /hi pol"i teuhs, -tos'/ . Class. Myth. the son of Theseus who was …
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HIPPOLYTUS — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Hippolytos Date: 1567 : a son of Theseus falsely accused of amorous advances by his …
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HIPPOLYTUS — [Hip.pol.y.tus] n [L, fr. Gk Hippolytos]: a son of Theseus falsely accused of amorous advances by his stepmother and killed …
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HIPPOLYTUS — minor divinity in Greek religion. At Athens he was associated with Aphrodite, the goddess of love; at Troezen, girls just …
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HIPPOLYTUS — Hippolytus BrE AmE hɪ ˈpɒl ɪt əs -ət- AmE \ -ˈpɑːl ət̬ əs
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HIPPOLYTUS — [Greek heroic] Hippolytus was the son of Theseus (the great Athenian hero) and Hippolyta, his mother, was queen of the …
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HIPPOLYTUS — (c 170-236) Greek member of church in Rome; split the church against Bishop Callistus; wrote 1. A Refutation of All …
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HIPPOLYTUS — Pronunciation: -t ə s Function: noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Hippolytos Date: 1567 : a son of Theseus falsely accused …
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HIPPOLYTUS, CANONS OF SAINT — formally Canons of the Church and Precepts Written by Hippolytus, Archbishop of Rome, According to the Ordinances of the Apostles …
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HIPPOLYTUS OF ROME, SAINT — born c. 170 died c. 235, , Sardinia; Western feast day August 13, Eastern feast day January 30 Christian martyr …
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PHAEDRA — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Phaidra Date: 14th century a daughter of Minos who marries Theseus and falls in love …
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PHAEDRA — In Greek legend, the daughter of King Minos . She became the second wife of Theseus after he abandoned her …
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EURIPIDES — born с 484, Athens died 406 BC, Macedonia Greek playwright. With Aeschylus and Sophocles , he is recognized as one …
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THESEUS — — Thesean /thi see"euhn/ , adj. /thee"see euhs, -syoohs/ , n. Class. Myth. an Attic hero, the husband of Phaedra, …
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PHAEDRA — /fee"dreuh, fed"reuh/ , n. Class. Myth. the wife of Theseus who fell in love with Hippolytus, her stepson, and eventually …
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PHAEDRA — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Phaidra Date: 14th century : a daughter of Minos who marries Theseus and falls in …
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PHAEDRA — [Phae.dra] n [L, fr. Gk Phaidra]: a daughter of Minos who marries Theseus and falls in love with her stepson …
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ORDINATION — in Christian churches, a rite for the dedication and commissioning of ministers. The essential ceremony consists of the laying of …
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MILLENNIUM — in Christian theology, the 1,000-year period when Jesus Christ will return and establish his kingdom on Earth. Among early Christians …
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ANTIPOPE — in the Roman Catholic church, one who opposes the legitimately elected bishop of Rome, endeavours to secure the papal throne, …
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ZEPHYRINUS, SAINT — born , Rome? died c. 217, , Rome?; feast day August 26 pope from c. 199 to 217. Of humble …
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WARNER, REX (ERNEST) — born March 9, 1905, Birmingham, Warwickshire, Eng. died June 24, 1986, Wallingford, Oxfordshire British novelist, Greek scholar, poet, translator, and …
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THESEUS — duke of Athens who is betrothed to Hippolyta in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. The nuptials of Theseus and Hippolyta …
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TESTAMENTUM DOMINI — English Testament of the Lord one of a series of writings (including the Apostolic Constitutions and the Apostolic Tradition of …
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PONTIAN, SAINT — born , Rome died c. 236, , Sardinia; feast day August 13 Latin Pontianus pope from 230 to 235 who …
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EURIPIDES — born c. 484 BC, Athens died 406, Macedonia last of classical Athens' three great tragic dramatists, following Aeschylus and Sophocles. …
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DOOLITTLE, HILDA — born Sept. 10, 1886, Bethlehem, Pa., U.S. died Sept. 27, 1961, Zrich, Switz. byname H.D. American poet, known initially as …
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CALIXTUS I, SAINT — died 222, Rome ; feast day October 14 pope from 217? to 222, during the schism of Antipope St. Hippolytus. …
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APOSTOLIC CONSTITUTIONS — formally Ordinances of the Holy Apostles Through Clement largest collection of ecclesiastical law that has survived from early Christianity. The …
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VANISH — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES disappear/vanish into the mist (= stop being seen because of the mist ) ▪ He …
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PHAEDRA — [Greek heroic] Phaedra is best known for her role in Euripides' play, the Hippolytus. The plot follows a pattern of …
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