Epictetus
a.d. c60–c120, Greek Stoic philosopher and teacher, mainly in Rome.
Other words from Epictetus
- Ep·ic·te·tian [ep-ik-tee-shuhn], /ˌɛp ɪkˈti ʃən/, adjective
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How to use Epictetus in a sentence
A great many of the writers are philosophers, some quite famous (Epictetus).
So-Called ‘Biblical Scholar’ Says Jesus A Made-Up Myth | Candida Moss, Joel Baden | October 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNo ancient teacher enjoined the duties based on an immutable morality with more force than Confucius, Buddha, and Epictetus.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordIf anybody advanced philosophy among the Romans it was Epictetus, and even he only in the realm of ethics.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordEpictetus and Luella and Gladys and Gaynor had all burrowed out of sight into the ground.
The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard EatonEpictetus, a slave, won as complete inward freedom as Marcus Aurelius, an emperor.
Girls and Women | Harriet E. Paine (AKA E. Chester}
The master of Epictetus, who beat him, acted basely, and the slave beaten by him showed a sublime soul.
The Aesthetical Essays | Friedrich Schiller
British Dictionary definitions for Epictetus
/ (ˌɛpɪkˈtiːtəs) /
?50–?120 ad, Greek Stoic philosopher, who stressed self-renunciation and the brotherhood of man
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