Cleanthes

[ klee-an-theez ]

noun

1. c300–232? b.c., Greek Stoic philosopher.

Cleanthes

/ klɪˈænθiːz /

noun

1. Cleanthes?300 bc?232 bcMGreekPHILOSOPHY: philosopher ?300–?232 bc , Greek philosopher: succeeded Zeno as head of the Stoic school

Example Sentences

Zeno was the great master of the Stoic philosophy; and Cleanthes was second to him in reputation.

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Perhaps he is some Cleanthes, who has been a boxer in the public games.

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And the saying is found in two poets who flourished before the Christian era—namely, Aratius and Cleanthes.

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The hymn of Cleanthes, in particular, is justly admired for the grandeur of its sentiments, and the sublimity of its diction.

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You surprise me, replies a third, when you talk of Cleanthes as a man of business and application.

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