Longinus

[ lon-jahy-nuhs ]

/ lɒnˈdʒaɪ nəs /

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noun

Dionysius Cas·sius

[kash-uhs], /ˈkæʃ əs/, a.d. 213?–273, Greek philosopher and rhetorician.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Longinus

Lon·gin·e·an

[lon-jin-ee-uhn], /lɒnˈdʒɪn i ən/, adjective

Words nearby Longinus

longicaudal, longicorn, longies, longing, long in the tooth, Longinus, longipennate, long iron, longirostral, longish, Long Island

How to use Longinus in a sentence

The name Longinus is most likely derived from λόγχη, a lance, the word used in John xix.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
You have taken notice of a method for Assistance in Composition, which Longinus recommends.
Journal and Letters of Philip Vickers Fithian: A Plantation Tutor of the Old Dominion, 1773-1774.|Philip Vickers Fithian
Whatever differences there are between the views of Aristotle, Longinus, and Horace, they all agree in that.
Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance|Donald Lemen Clark
At half-past nine I am still hunting for Longinus, when Mr. Trevanion comes in with a bundle of letters.
The Caxtons, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

They are known to us through his disciples Longinus and Plotinus chiefly.
History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2)|John William Draper

British Dictionary definitions for Longinus

Longinus

/ (lɒnˈdʒaɪnəs) /

noun

Dionysius (ˌdaɪəˈnɪsɪəs). ?2nd century ad, supposed author of the famous Greek treatise on literary criticism, On the Sublime

Derived forms of Longinus

Longinean (lɒnˈdʒɪnɪən), adjective

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