Pericleanadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɛrᵻˈkliːən/, U.S.

/ˌpɛrəˈkliən/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Pericles , -an suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Pericles (classical Latin Periclēs, ancient Greek Περικλῆς), Greek statesman (c495-429 b.c.) + -an suffix.

Of or relating to Pericles and his age in ancient Greek history, during which Athens was intellectually and materially pre-eminent among the Greek city-states; resembling Pericles, statesmanlike, heroic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > characterized by prosperity > of times or places

golden?a1439

wealthyc1460

Saturnian1592

silver1659

millenary1700

heroic1793

Pericleana1822

flush1840

millennial1859

belle époque1957

a1822 P. B. Shelley Ess. & Lett. (1840) I. 65 The Greeks of the Periclean age.

1849 C. Patmore Ethics of Art in Brit. Q. Rev. Nov. 462 As easily and universally as the Greeks responded in the Periclean age to sculpture.

1874 J. P. Mahaffy Social Life Greece i. 2 If one of us were transported to Periclean Athens.

1927 G. Atherton Immortal Marriage x. 66 It was evident that Daphne wielded a Periclean power in her family.

1987 Guardian (Nexis) 30 Sept. His speech wasn't exactly Periclean in its flights of oratory.

2003 Sunday Times (Nexis) 10 Aug. 26 Periclean Athens saw the origins not only of..democracy, but of Greek tragedy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	periclean
释义	Pericleanadj. Brit. /ˌpɛrᵻˈkliːən/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈkliən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Pericles , -an suffix. Etymology: < the name of Pericles (classical Latin Periclēs, ancient Greek Περικλῆς), Greek statesman (c495-429 b.c.) + -an suffix. Of or relating to Pericles and his age in ancient Greek history, during which Athens was intellectually and materially pre-eminent among the Greek city-states; resembling Pericles, statesmanlike, heroic. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > characterized by prosperity > of times or places golden?a1439 wealthyc1460 Saturnian1592 silver1659 millenary1700 heroic1793 Pericleana1822 flush1840 millennial1859 belle époque1957 a1822 P. B. Shelley Ess. & Lett. (1840) I. 65 The Greeks of the Periclean age. 1849 C. Patmore Ethics of Art in Brit. Q. Rev. Nov. 462 As easily and universally as the Greeks responded in the Periclean age to sculpture. 1874 J. P. Mahaffy Social Life Greece i. 2 If one of us were transported to Periclean Athens. 1927 G. Atherton Immortal Marriage x. 66 It was evident that Daphne wielded a Periclean power in her family. 1987 Guardian (Nexis) 30 Sept. His speech wasn't exactly Periclean in its flights of oratory. 2003 Sunday Times (Nexis) 10 Aug. 26 Periclean Athens saw the origins not only of..democracy, but of Greek tragedy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1822
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