Proclus

[ proh-kluhs, prok-luhs ]

/ ˈproʊ kləs, ˈprɒk ləs /

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noun

a.d. c411–485, Greek philosopher and theologian.

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Words nearby Proclus

proclaim, proclamation, proclinate, proclitic, proclivity, Proclus, Procne, pro-Communist, proconsul, proconsulate, Procopius

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How to use Proclus in a sentence

Or Proclus may have thought it unnecessary to give the accounts by Lesches and Arctinus of the same incident.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica|Homer and Hesiod
When Vitalian laid siege to Constantinople, Proclus is said to have burned his ships with a polished brass mirror.
History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2)|John William Draper
Proclus gave out the same teaching; he affirmed that he had been incarnated in Nichomachus, the Pythagorean.
Reincarnation|Th. Pascal
Those specimens also, which have been preserved by Proclus, in his dissertations upon Plato, afford matter of great curiosity.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)|Jacob Bryant

Proclus says, that it was the title of the priests; and particularly of him, who presided in the college of Neith at Sas.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.|Jacob Bryant

British Dictionary definitions for Proclus

Proclus

/ (ˈprəʊkləs, ˈprɒk-) /

noun

?410–485 ad, Greek Neo-Platonist philosopher

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