Proclus

[ proh-kluh s, prok-luh s ]

/ ˈproʊ kləs, ˈprɒk ləs /

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for proclus

Proclus calls her "the unsullied shell which contains the pearl of price," "the church's diadem," "the expression of orthodoxy."
The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.|E. Rameur
He had been detained by important despatches from Alexandria, and by questions and communications from Proclus.
Arachne, Complete|Georg Ebers
This interesting generalization of the proposition about the sum of the angles of a triangle is given by Proclus.
The Teaching of Geometry|David Eugene Smith
Proclus: If a straight line intersects one of two parallels it also intersects the other.
The Mystery of Space|Robert T. Browne

Proclus states that Posidonius gave the definition based upon the lines always being at the same distance apart.
The Teaching of Geometry|David Eugene Smith

British Dictionary definitions for proclus

Proclus

/ (ˈprəʊkləs, ˈprɒk-) /

noun

?410–485 ad, Greek Neo-Platonist philosopher

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