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 /

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

• Longinean
  adjective

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Longinus

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

From Lord Kaimes, through a brilliant succession of many a Longinus, the public has been instructed.

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

The most modern of post-Christian Greek critics, however, is unquestionably Dionysius of Halicarnassus, who leads up to Lucian and Cassius Longinus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

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