Cleanthes

American  

[klee-an-theez] / kliˈæn θiz /

noun

1. c300–232? b.c., Greek Stoic philosopher.

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Cleanthes British  

/ klɪˈænθiːz /

noun

1. ?300–?232 _bc , Greek philosopher: succeeded Zeno as head of the Stoic school

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Example Sentences

I consider Cleanthes the patron saint of nail-biters.

From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2018

Cleanthes, you said, attributes the idea that men have of the gods to four causes.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John

Sit down Cleanthes then, and lend thine ear.

From Democritus Platonissans by More, Henry

The Dialogues introduce three interlocutors, Demea, Cleanthes and Philo, who represent three distinct orders of theological opinion.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various

Cleanthes produced very little that was original, though he wrote some fifty works, of which fragments have come down to us.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various