Longinus

American  

[lon-jahy-nuhs] / lɒnˈdʒaɪ nəs /

noun

1. Dionysius Cassius a.d. 213?–273, Greek philosopher and rhetorician.

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Longinus British  

/ lɒnˈdʒaɪnəs, lɒnˈdʒɪnɪən /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Longinean
  adjective

Example Sentences

Experts said they believe the coin was likely discovered more than a decade ago in an area of current-day Greece where Brutus and his civil war ally, Gaius Cassius Longinus, were encamped with their army.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2023

The Holy Lance, or Spear of Destiny, was the iron pilum used by the Roman legionnaire Longinus to pierce Christ’s side as he hung on the cross, to see if he had died.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2016

There are currently three lance-heads that are claimed by their owners to be the original Holy Lance of Longinus.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2016

The Chapel of St. Longinus has a mosaic from a picture by Andrea Sacchi.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

Can we imagine that Johnson himself experienced a degree of conviction, some perplexing consciousness, that his spirit was not endowed with the sensibility of Longinus?

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac