Demosthenes

American  

[dih-mos-thuh-neez] / dɪˈmɒs θəˌniz /

noun

1. 384?–322 b.c., Athenian statesman and orator.

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Demosthenes British  

/ dɪˈmɒsθəˌniːz /

noun

1. 384–322 _bc , Athenian statesman, orator, and lifelong opponent of the power of Macedonia over Greece

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Demosthenes Cultural  

1. The greatest orator of ancient Greece. Demosthenes is said to have overcome a childhood stutter by forcing himself to speak with pebbles in his mouth. He delivered speeches called Philippics attacking King Philip of Macedon, who was an enemy of Demosthenes' city of Athens (see also Athens).

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Example Sentences

Mr. Romm, a professor of classics at Bard College, is the author of “Demosthenes: Democracy’s Defender.”

From The Wall Street Journal

As for time machines, perhaps you too have longed to live among the ancient Romans, practicing elocution like Demosthenes with your mouth comically full of pebbles.

From Literature

It clarifies: “But use the apostrophe alone for Jesus’ and for ancient and biblical proper names of more than one syllable ending in -es: Demosthenes’ orations, Xerxes’ conquests, Jesus’ birth.”

From Washington Post

A legal, political and cultural history of free speech, via figures like Ida B. Wells, the Athenian orator Demosthenes and the Persian philosopher Al-Razi.

From New York Times

Two years ago, the Getty quietly acquired a tiny ancient amethyst, less than an inch high, masterfully engraved with a bust of bearded Athenian statesman Demosthenes, brow furrowed and eyes set.

From Los Angeles Times