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[ loo-shuhn ] / ˈlu ʃən /
nouna.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist. "Lucian of Antioch"; "Lucian the Martyr", a.d. c240–312, theologian and Biblical critic, born at Samosata, in Syria. a male given name. Words nearby Lucianlucerne, luces, lucha libre, Lucia, Lucia di Lammermoor, Lucian, Lucianne, lucid, lucida, lucidity, Lucifer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for LucianThe central focus is a single photograph of British painter Lucian Freud. Jasper Johns: The Secrets of a Master at Work|Justin Jones|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST The great painter Lucian Freud, dead at 88, took on the clichés of British art by magnifying them. Lucian Freud, the Conservative Radical|Blake Gopnik|July 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST Lucian Freud, who died Thursday in London at the age of 88, was the most artist-like of artists. Lucian Freud, the Conservative Radical|Blake Gopnik|July 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST Perhaps that is what Lucian Freud meant when he said, “I want paint to work as flesh.” Lucian Freud's Naked Truths|Eric Pape|March 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
A scholiast on Lucian's Dialogues of Courtesans let out the secret in a much later age. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Andrew Lang Mrs. Redmond and the girls drove to the station, where Fritz and Lucian met them after a brisk walk down town. Amy in Acadia|Helen Leah Reed Demonax, the friend of Lucian, was as remarkable for his wit and repartee as for his kindly nature. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 (of 2)|Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange Lucian's account of his death in The Runaways seems incorrect. The Works of Lucian of Samosata, v. 4|Lucian of Samosata He tip-toed from the room, thoroughly frightened and nervous, and sent a message to Lucian Davlin forthwith. Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter|Lawrence L. Lynch
British Dictionary definitions for Lucian
noun2nd century ad, Greek writer, noted esp for his satirical Dialogues of the Gods and Dialogues of the Dead Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |