Dantean
[ dan-tee-uhn, dan-tee-uhn ]
/ ˈdæn ti ən, dænˈti ən /
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adjective
noun
a person who is an expert on the writings ofDante.
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OTHER WORDS FROM Dantean
pre-Dan·te·an, adjectiveWords nearby Dantean
danse macabre, danseur, danseur noble, danseuse, Dante, Dantean, Dante chair, Dantesque, danthonia, Danton, Danton, Georges
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How to use Dantean in a sentence
Indeed there was something almost Dantean about the symmetry of the punishment he suffered—the arch-insider was forced outside.
How Boris Berezovsky Made Vladimir Putin, and Putin Unmade Berezovsky|Owen Matthews|March 24, 2013|DAILY BEASTThere is a terrible Dantean vividness of imagination about him, perhaps unequalled in England, in his generation.
Literary and General Lectures and Essays|Charles Kingsley"The Artist of the Beautiful" is a Dantean allegory, and a poetic gem.
The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne|Frank Preston Stearns