Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for Angelus Silesius. Search instead for Angel Pieters.

Angelus Silesius

American  
[si-lee-shee-uhs, -zhee-uhs, sahy-] / sɪˈli ʃi əs, -ʒi əs, saɪ- /

noun

  1. Johannes Scheffler, 1627–77, German poet.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

In 1862 he edited the poetical works of the Roman Catholic mystic, Angelus Silesius, better known as Johan Scheffler.

From Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.

To ignore Angelus Silesius, Paul Gerhardt, Albert Knapp, Philip Spitta and their glorious compeers, would be to silence a choir that sang the praises of the Lord "in notes almost divine."

From The Lutherans of New York Their Story and Their Problems by Wenner, George

His family name was Johann Scheffler, but he is generally known by the pseudonym Angelus Silesius, under which he published his poems and which marks the country of his birth.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various

Therefore the poet may just as well sing of voluptuousness as of mysticism, be Anacreon or Angelus Silesius, write tragedies or comedies, represent the sublime or the common mind—according to humour or vocation.

From The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Schopenhauer, Arthur

This may sound a hard thing to say; but even Angelus Silesius, with all his Christian feelings of gentleness and love, was obliged to admit the truth of it.

From The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Counsels and Maxims by Saunders, T. Bailey (Thomas Bailey)

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training