Rhadamanthusn.

Brit.

/ˌradəˈmanθəs/, U.S.

/ˌrædəˈmænθəs/

Forms:

α. 1500s Rhadamantus, 1500s–1600s Radamanthus, 1800s– Rhadamanthus, 1800s– Rhadamanthys.

β. 1500s–1600s Rhadamant, 1600s Rhadamanth.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Rhadamanthus.

Etymology: < Rhadamanthus (classical Latin Rhadamanthus, ancient Greek Ῥαδάμανθυς), the name of a son of Zeus and Europa and one of the judges in the lower world, famed for his severity.

allusively.

A stern, inflexible, or incorruptible judge; a rigorous or severe ruler or master.In quot. 1879 in figurative context.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > judge > [noun] > severe

Rhadamanthus1573

hanging judge1847

1573 J. Daus tr. H. Bullinger Hundred Serm. vpon Apocalipse (rev. ed.) xxxiv. f. 97 Corrupt Preachers..haue..borne men in hand that God is an vnintreatable Rhadamantus.

1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 67 Petty diuels, and cruell Rhadamants.

1603 S. Daniel Def. Ryme in Panegyrike (new ed.) sig. H4 For who hath constituted him to be the Radamanthus thus to torture sillables, and adiudge them their perpetuall doome?

a1640 P. Massinger & J. Fletcher Very Woman ii. iii. 55 in P. Massinger 3 New Playes (1655) Yirk him soundly, 'Twas Rhadamanths sentence.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Rhadamant, taken for a severe Judge.

1659 Maze 50 Look for no mercy; onely expect a Newgate Jury to return their pittilesse verdict upon thee; a Rhadamanth within thee to condemn thee.

1813 R. Wilson Diary 2 Nov. (1861) II. App. 479 I am certain that you, being a man of general justice—a cosmopolite Rhadamanthus..may contribute to an object [etc.].

1879 ‘G. Eliot’ Theophrastus Such xvii. 300 A wondrously delicate machine for testing sovereigns, a shrewd implacable little steel Rhadamanthus that..lifts and balances each in turn.

1907 Bookman Oct. 167/1 We must confess..to a certain pleasure in finding a Rhadamanthus of historical writing..lapsing into generalities.

1998 S. Keen Victorian Renovations of Novel iii. 69 Unlike Anthony Trollope, Charlotte Bronte does not regard the critic as a Rhadamanthus.

Compounds

† Rhadamanthus-looking adj. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1828 Eng. in France II. 337 A certain Rhadamanthus-looking personage, who listened..with all the impartial and unmeaning suavity of the bench.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rhadamanthus
释义	Rhadamanthusn. Brit. /ˌradəˈmanθəs/, U.S. /ˌrædəˈmænθəs/ Forms: α. 1500s Rhadamantus, 1500s–1600s Radamanthus, 1800s– Rhadamanthus, 1800s– Rhadamanthys. β. 1500s–1600s Rhadamant, 1600s Rhadamanth. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Rhadamanthus. Etymology: < Rhadamanthus (classical Latin Rhadamanthus, ancient Greek Ῥαδάμανθυς), the name of a son of Zeus and Europa and one of the judges in the lower world, famed for his severity. allusively. A stern, inflexible, or incorruptible judge; a rigorous or severe ruler or master.In quot. 1879 in figurative context. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > judge > [noun] > severe Rhadamanthus1573 hanging judge1847 1573 J. Daus tr. H. Bullinger Hundred Serm. vpon Apocalipse (rev. ed.) xxxiv. f. 97 Corrupt Preachers..haue..borne men in hand that God is an vnintreatable Rhadamantus. 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 67 Petty diuels, and cruell Rhadamants. 1603 S. Daniel Def. Ryme in Panegyrike (new ed.) sig. H4 For who hath constituted him to be the Radamanthus thus to torture sillables, and adiudge them their perpetuall doome? a1640 P. Massinger & J. Fletcher Very Woman ii. iii. 55 in P. Massinger 3 New Playes (1655) Yirk him soundly, 'Twas Rhadamanths sentence. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Rhadamant, taken for a severe Judge. 1659 Maze 50 Look for no mercy; onely expect a Newgate Jury to return their pittilesse verdict upon thee; a Rhadamanth within thee to condemn thee. 1813 R. Wilson Diary 2 Nov. (1861) II. App. 479 I am certain that you, being a man of general justice—a cosmopolite Rhadamanthus..may contribute to an object [etc.]. 1879 ‘G. Eliot’ Theophrastus Such xvii. 300 A wondrously delicate machine for testing sovereigns, a shrewd implacable little steel Rhadamanthus that..lifts and balances each in turn. 1907 Bookman Oct. 167/1 We must confess..to a certain pleasure in finding a Rhadamanthus of historical writing..lapsing into generalities. 1998 S. Keen Victorian Renovations of Novel iii. 69 Unlike Anthony Trollope, Charlotte Bronte does not regard the critic as a Rhadamanthus. Compounds † Rhadamanthus-looking adj. Obsolete ΚΠ 1828 Eng. in France II. 337 A certain Rhadamanthus-looking personage, who listened..with all the impartial and unmeaning suavity of the bench. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1573
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