Sophocles

[ sof-uh-kleez ]

/ ˈsɒf əˌkliz /

noun

495?–406? b.c., Greek dramatist.

OTHER WORDS FROM Sophocles

Soph·o·cle·an

[sof-uh-klee-uhn], /ˌsɒf əˈkli ən/, adjective

Words nearby Sophocles

sophisticate, sophisticated, sophistication, sophistry, sophists, Sophocles, sophomore, sophomoric, Sophonias, sophrosyne, Sophy

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Example sentences from the Web for Sophocles

Manifold the wonders,” said Sophocles, “nothing towers more wondrous than man!
On Transhumanism and Why Technology Is Our Silicon Nervous System|Jason Silva|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Virginia Woolf, however, did read Greek; she was translating Sophocles while she was writing Mrs. Dalloway.
The Classics are Dead! Long Live the Classics! Mary Beard’s New Book|Nick Romeo|September 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Aeschylus wrote some 90 plays and Sophocles about 120; seven from each of them have survived.
The Book That Changed the World|Jimmy So|October 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Sophocles speaks of the folly of muttering incantations over wounds that need the surgeon's knife.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1|Andrew Lang

I carry all matters to an extreme—so that when I have any little vexation, it grows in five minutes into a theme for Sophocles.
Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends|John Keats
For this liberty I have the example of Aeschylus, the creator of tragedy, and Sophocles, the greatest master of his art.
The Bride of Messina|Friedrich Schiller
My father had Fred Esquillant in with him, and the two were busy with Sophocles.
The Dew of Their Youth|S. R. Crockett
That stage of the story lies very far behind the consciousness of Sophocles.
Oedipus King of Thebes|Sophocles

British Dictionary definitions for Sophocles

Sophocles

/ (ˈsɒfəˌkliːz) /

noun

?496–406 bc, Greek dramatist; author of seven extant tragedies: Ajax, Antigone, Oedipus Rex, Trachiniae, Electra, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus

Derived forms of Sophocles

Sophoclean (ˌsɒfəˈkliːən), adjective

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Cultural definitions for Sophocles

Sophocles

[ (sof-uh-kleez) ]

An ancient Greek poet, author of Oedipus Rex and Antigone. He is counted, with Euripides and Aeschylus, among the great Greek authors of tragedies.

单词	sophocles
释义	Sophocles [ sof-uh-kleez ] / ˈsɒf əˌkliz / noun 495?–406? b.c., Greek dramatist. OTHER WORDS FROM Sophocles Soph·o·cle·an [sof-uh-klee-uhn], /ˌsɒf əˈkli ən/, adjective Words nearby Sophocles sophisticate, sophisticated, sophistication, sophistry, sophists, Sophocles, sophomore, sophomoric, Sophonias, sophrosyne, Sophy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Sophocles Manifold the wonders,” said Sophocles, “nothing towers more wondrous than man! On Transhumanism and Why Technology Is Our Silicon Nervous System\|Jason Silva\|April 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Virginia Woolf, however, did read Greek; she was translating Sophocles while she was writing Mrs. Dalloway. The Classics are Dead! Long Live the Classics! Mary Beard’s New Book\|Nick Romeo\|September 20, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Aeschylus wrote some 90 plays and Sophocles about 120; seven from each of them have survived. The Book That Changed the World\|Jimmy So\|October 7, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Sophocles speaks of the folly of muttering incantations over wounds that need the surgeon's knife. Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1\|Andrew Lang I carry all matters to an extreme—so that when I have any little vexation, it grows in five minutes into a theme for Sophocles. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends\|John Keats For this liberty I have the example of Aeschylus, the creator of tragedy, and Sophocles, the greatest master of his art. The Bride of Messina\|Friedrich Schiller My father had Fred Esquillant in with him, and the two were busy with Sophocles. The Dew of Their Youth\|S. R. Crockett That stage of the story lies very far behind the consciousness of Sophocles. Oedipus King of Thebes\|Sophocles British Dictionary definitions for Sophocles Sophocles / (ˈsɒfəˌkliːz) / noun ?496–406 bc, Greek dramatist; author of seven extant tragedies: Ajax, Antigone, Oedipus Rex, Trachiniae, Electra, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus Derived forms of Sophocles Sophoclean (ˌsɒfəˈkliːən), adjective 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 Cultural definitions for Sophocles Sophocles [ (sof-uh-kleez) ] An ancient Greek poet, author of Oedipus Rex and Antigone. He is counted, with Euripides and Aeschylus, among the great Greek authors of tragedies. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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