Dionysius
Americannoun
-
the Elder, 431?–367 b.c., Greek soldier: tyrant of Syracuse 405–367.
-
Saint, died a.d. 268, pope 259–268.
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Among the surviving artifacts from St. Nicholas was a paper icon of St. Dionysius of Zakynthos — the patron of forgiveness for having forgiven his brother’s murderer.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2021
In 525, a monk named Dionysius Exiguus wanted to pinpoint the date for Easter.
From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2019
Dionysius of Halicarnassus, the first century BC scholar, called Homer the source from which every sea, every fountain, every river flows.
From The Guardian • Nov. 13, 2019
The Tretyakov is loaning some of its most important paintings and religious icons for “Pilgrimage of Russian Art: From Dionysius to Malevich.”
From Washington Times • Nov. 19, 2018
It may seem bizarre to suggest that Dionysius and Bede made a mistake when they forgot to include zero in their calendar.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
