DIONYSIUS

Meaning of DIONYSIUS in English

(devoted to Dionysus, i.e., Bacchus) the Areop'agite, (Acts 17:34) an eminent Athenian, converted to Christianity by the preaching of St. Paul. (A.D. 52.) He is said to have been first bishop of Athens. The writings which were once attributed to him are now confessed to be the production of some neo-Platonists of the sixth century.

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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 …
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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 …
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DIONYSIUS — 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 …
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DIONYSIUS — Dionysius BrE AmE ˌda ɪ ‿ə ˈnɪz i‿əs -ˈnɪs- AmE \ -ˈnɪʃ- (*)
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DIONYSIUS — Dionysius Lardner Boursiquot Dionysius I Dionysius the Elder Dionysius of Halicarnassus Dionysius the Areopagite Pseudo Dionysius the Areopagite
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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 — divinely touched
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DIONYSIUS — Дионисий
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DIONYSIUS — Dionysius Exiguus Dionysius of Alexandria Dionysius of Halicarnassus
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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 …
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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 …
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DAMOCLES — [Greek] Damocles was a courtier of Dionysius the Elder. According to a legend, Damocles on one occasion commented to his …
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