DIONYSIUS

Meaning of DIONYSIUS in English

I. ˌdī-ə-ˈni-shē-əs, -sē-əs, -shəs; -ˈnī-sē-əs biographical name

circa 430-367 B.C. the Elder Greek tyrant of Syracuse (405-367)

II. biographical name

the Younger tyrant of Syracuse (367-356; 346-343 B.C.)

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DIONYSIUS — I. biographical name circa 430-367 B.C. the Elder Greek tyrant of Syracuse (405-367), II. biographical name the Younger tyrant of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DIONYSIUS — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Dionysius I Dionysius the Elder Dionysius of Halicarnassus Dionysius the Areopagite {{link=Pseudo Dionysius the …
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DIONYSIUS — /duy'euh nish"ee euhs, -nis"-, -nish"euhs, -nuy"see euhs/ , n. 1. ( "the Elder" ) 431?-367 B.C., Greek soldier: tyrant of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIONYSIUS — Dionysius BrE AmE ˌda ɪ ‿ə ˈnɪz i‿əs -ˈnɪs- AmE \ -ˈnɪʃ- (*)
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DIONYSIUS — Dionysius Lardner Boursiquot Dionysius I Dionysius the Elder Dionysius of Halicarnassus Dionysius the Areopagite Pseudo Dionysius the Areopagite
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DIONYSIUS — or Dionysius the Elder born 0441; 430 BC died 367 Tyrant of Syracuse (405367). He became ruler with Spartan help …
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DIONYSIUS — (devoted to Dionysus, i.e., Bacchus) the Areop'agite, (Acts 17:34) an eminent Athenian, converted to Christianity by the preaching of St. …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
DIONYSIUS — divinely touched
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DIONYSIUS — Дионисий
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DIONYSIUS — Dionysius Exiguus Dionysius of Alexandria Dionysius of Halicarnassus
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DIONYSIUS — Function: biographical name the Younger tyrant of Syracuse (367-356; 346-343 B.C. )
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DIONYSIUS — Pronunciation: ˌ d ī - ə - ' ni-sh ē - ə s, -s ē - ə s, -sh ə …
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PSEUDO-DIONYSIUS THE AREOPAGITE — flourished с 500 Probably a Syrian monk. Under the pseudonym Dionysius the Areopagite , he wrote a series of treatises …
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DIONYSIUS THE AREOPAGITE — flourished 1st century Biblical figure, converted by St. Paul . His conversion at Athens is mentioned in Acts 17:34, and …
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DIONYSIUS OF HALICARNASSUS — flourished с 20 BC Greek historian and teacher of rhetoric. Born in Halicarnassus, Caria (Asia Minor), Dionysius went to Rome …
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DIONYSIUS I — or Dionysius the Elder born с 430 BC died 367 Tyrant of Syracuse (405–367). He became ruler with Spartan help …
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PSEUDO-DIONYSIUS — /sooh"doh duy'euh nish"ee euhs, -nis"-/ , n. fl. c4th or 5th century A.D., author of a number of mystical works: …
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DIONYSIUS, SAINT — born , Greece? died Dec. 26, 268, Rome; feast day December 6 pope from July 22, 259, to Dec. 26, …
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DIONYSIUS THE YOUNGER — ruler of Syracuse, in Sicily, 367357 and 346344 BC. Dionysius was the son and successor of Dionysius the Elder, but …
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DIONYSIUS THE ELDER — born c. 430 BC died 367 tyrant of Syracuse from 405 who, by his conquests in Sicily and southern Italy, …
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DIONYSIUS THE CARTHUSIAN — Flemish Denys Van Leeuwen, or De Leeuwis, also called Denys Ryckel, or Van Rijkel born 1402/1403, Rijkel, Lower Lorraine, Holy …
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DIONYSIUS THE AREOPAGITE — flourished 1st century AD biblical figure, converted by St. Paul at Athens (Acts 17:34), who acquired a notable posthumous reputation …
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DIONYSIUS TELMAHARENSIS, — died Aug. 22, 845 also called Dionysius Of Tell Mahre patriarch of the Syrian Jacobite church and author of an …
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DIONYSIUS OF ALEXANDRIA, SAINT — born c. 200, Alexandria died c. 265, Alexandria; feast day November 17 also called Saint Dionysius The Great bishop of …
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DIONYSIUS EXIGUUS, — English Denis The Little flourished 6th century AD celebrated 6th-century canonist who is considered the inventor of the Christian calendar, …
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DIONYSIAN — adjective Date: 1607 1. of or relating to Dionysius, of or relating to the theological writings once mistakenly attributed to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DAMOCLES — flourished 4th century BC Member of the court of Dionysius I the Elder at Syracuse in Sicily. Legend holds that …
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DIONYSIAN — in sense 1 |dīə|nisēən, in sense 2 -nizhən or -nishən or -nīsēən adjective Etymology: in sense 1, from Dionysius (personal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SYRACUSE — city, seat (1827) of Onondaga county, central New York, U.S. It lies at the south end of Lake Onondaga, midway …
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PHILISTUS — born c. 430 BC, , Syracuse, Sicily [now in Italy] died 356 Greek historian of Sicily during the reigns of …
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LONGINUS — flourished 1st century AD also called Dionysius Longinus, or Pseudo-longinus name sometimes assigned to the author of On the Sublime …
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A / THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES — ( literary ) a bad or unpleasant thing that might happen to you at any time and that makes you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DAMOCLES — [Greek] Damocles was a courtier of Dionysius the Elder. According to a legend, Damocles on one occasion commented to his …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab

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