Demosthenic

English

Etymology

From Latin Demosthenicus, from Demosthenes, from Ancient Greek Δημοσθένης (Dēmosthénēs, “a celebrated orator”). The name means "strong with the people", from δῆμος (dêmos, “the people”) + σθένος (sthénos, “strength”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdɛməsˈθɛnɪk/

Adjective

Demosthenic (comparative more Demosthenic, superlative most Demosthenic)

1. Pertaining to or characteristic of Demosthenes, a celebrated Athenian orator (384-322, B.C.), especially famous for his "Phillippics," or orations delivered against the encroachments of Philip, king of Macedon.

Related terms

• Demosthenes

Further reading

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “Demosthenic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.