Aristides

[ ar-uh-stahy-deez ]

/ ˌær əˈstaɪ diz /

noun

the Just, 530?–468? b.c., Athenian statesman and general.

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Examples from the Web for aristides

One of these sermons was a fragment of the Apology of Aristides, which the Mechitarites scarcely at first recognised as such.
The Expositor's Bible: The Acts of the Apostles, Vol. 1|G. T. Stokes
Aristides, therefore, had at first the fortune to be beloved for this surname, but at length envied.
The Boys' and Girls' Plutarch|Plutarch
The progeny of the men who tired of hearing Aristides called The Just are very numerous.
Little Journeys To the Homes of the Great, Volume 3 (of 14)|Elbert Hubbard
That Apology of Aristides has much important teaching for us, as we have there tried to show.
The Expositor's Bible: The Acts of the Apostles, Vol. 2|G. T. Stokes

Aristides has been banished from public employment, while Cleon has been followed by admiring throngs.
History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for aristides

Aristides

/ (ˌærɪˈstaɪdiːz) /

noun

known as Aristides the Just. ?530–?468 bc, Athenian general and statesman, who played a prominent part in the Greek victories over the Persians at Marathon (490), Salamis (480), and Plataea (479)

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