Dionysius

American  

[dahy-uh-nish-ee-uhs, -nis-, -nish-uhs, -nahy-see-uhs] / ˌdaɪ əˈnɪʃ i əs, -ˈnɪs-, -ˈnɪʃ əs, -ˈnaɪ si əs /

noun

1. the Elder, 431?–367 b.c., Greek soldier: tyrant of Syracuse 405–367.

2. Saint, died a.d. 268, pope 259–268.

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Dionysius British  

/ ˌdaɪəˈnɪsɪəs /

noun

1. called the Elder. ?430–367 _bc , tyrant of Syracuse (405–367), noted for his successful campaigns against Carthage and S Italy

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Example Sentences

After she discovers she is pregnant — by Chaereas — Callirhoe decides to marry Dionysius to keep the baby safe.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2022

Earlier a church official who participated in the ceremony had told The Associated Press it was an icon of St. Dionysius of Zakynthos.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2021

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

Dionysius didn’t have a zero, so he started the calendar with year 1, just as the ancients before him had started theirs.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife