Alcibiades

[ al-suh-bahy-uh-deez ]

/ ˌæl səˈbaɪ əˌdiz /

noun

450?–404 b.c., Athenian politician and general.

Related formsAl·ci·bi·a·de·an, adjective

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Examples from the Web for alcibiades

Come with me to my own room,” said Alcibiades to his guest, “we shall be here alone.
Callias|Alfred John Church
When Alcibiades had finished, there was a laugh at his outspokenness; for he seemed to be still in love with Socrates.
Symposium|Plato
We know something of the luxury, the lavish daintiness of Alcibiades and his friends, but very little of that of their wives.
Pottery and Porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876|Charles Wyllys Elliott
He had in him something of the Greek--a touch of Alcibiades or Alexander.
The Education of Henry Adams|Henry Adams

Unluckily for Athens, Socrates was not able to instil strong principles of virtue into the mind of the versatile Alcibiades.
Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15)|Charles Morris

British Dictionary definitions for alcibiades

Alcibiades

/ (ˌælsɪˈbaɪəˌdiːz) /

noun

450–404 bc, Athenian statesman and general in the Peloponnesian War: brilliant, courageous, and unstable, he defected to the Spartans in 415, but returned and led the Athenian victories at Abydos (411) and Cyzicus (410)

Derived FormsAlcibiadean, adjective

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