Ciceronian

[ sis-uh-roh-nee-uhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Cicero or his writings:

   the Ciceronian orations.

2. in the style of Cicero: characterized by melodious language, clarity, and forcefulness of presentation:

   Ciceronian invective.

noun

1. a person who is an expert on or specializes in the study of the works of Cicero.
2. a person who admires or imitates the style of Cicero.

Ciceronian

/ ˌsɪsəˈrəʊnɪən /

adjective

1. of or resembling Cicero or his rhetorical style; eloquent
2. (of literary style) characterized by the use of antithesis and long periods

Other Words From

• pseudo-Cice·roni·an adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ciceronian¹

First recorded in 1660–70; from Latin Cicerōniānus, equivalent to Cicerōn- (stem of Cicerō ) Cicero + -iānus -ian

Example Sentences

It is only,” replies the friar, “to grace and adorn my speech; it is the colour of a Ciceronian rhetoric.

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Rome can boast of no great historian after Tacitus, who should have belonged to the Ciceronian epoch.

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On a par with this is the assertion that up to 1605 Bacon had mainly issued his works in "Ciceronian Latin."

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We had thus two epochs in our school, the Ciceronian and the Spencerian periods.

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"Thou liest, thou art a Ciceronian," was the judge's answer.

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