Rhadamanthus
noun
Greek myth one of the judges of the dead in the underworld
Rhadamanthine
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a word derived from
Rhadamanthus.
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a word derived from
Rhadamanthys.
Rhadamanthysnouna son of Zeus and Europa, rewarded for the justice he exemplified on earth by being made, after his death, a judge in the Underworld, where he served with his brothers Minos and Aeacus.
Example Sentences
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"As to the sentence he pronounces, I am unable to speak, but his forehead is Rhadamanthine condemnation."
From The Egoist by George Meredith
For my own part I scouted the story as soon as I heard it, and I withered up young Dacre for daring to bring such abominable slander within my Rhadamanthine sphere.
From The Red Planet by William John Locke
It was somewhat Rhadamanthine; but a twelve-month of further reflection has shown no cause in any respect to revise it.
From "Imperialism" and "The Tracks of Our Forefathers" by Charles Francis Adams
But if you expect me to like him any the better for it——” “Major Chevenix,” put in Miss Gilchrist in her most Rhadamanthine voice, “always sets me in mind of a pair of scissors.”
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
They are not so Rhadamanthine as we thought.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
