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- adjective Of or relating to Skeptic philosopher Timon of Phlius, his life, works, style, or ideas.
- adjective Of a form of bitter
misanthropy relating toTimonism , like Timon of Athens. - adjective Of or relating to the French Catholic Sacred Heart congregation founded by Joseph-Marie Timon-David.
- noun A member of the French Catholic Sacred Heart congregation founded by Joseph-Marie Timon-David.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The most prosperous enterprise of Alcibiades, in the Timonian sense, was the inciting the Athenians to undertake an expedition against the Dorian city of Syracuse, in Sicily.
General History for Colleges and High Schools Philip Van Ness Myers
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Miso, one of the seven sages, of a Timonian and Democritic humour, being asked, "what he laughed at, being alone?"
The Essays of Montaigne — Volume 16 Michel de Montaigne 1562
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Miso, one of the seven sages, of a Timonian and Democritic humour, being asked, "what he laughed at, being alone?"
The Essays of Montaigne — Complete Michel de Montaigne 1562
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They’re both here in Alexandria, waiting for you to come out of your Timonian shell.
Antony and Cleopatra Colleen McCullough 2007
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They’re both here in Alexandria, waiting for you to come out of your Timonian shell.
Antony and Cleopatra Colleen McCullough 2007
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