Ciceronian

English Etymology From the en la Cicerōniānus. Pronunciation en /sɪsəˈɹəʊnɪən/ UK en /sɪsəˈɹoʊnɪən/ GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Ciceronian.wav GA en əʊniən 5 Adjective Of or relating to Marcus Tullius Cicero, or the ideas in his philosophical treatises. en rhetoric Eloquent, resembling Cicero’s style. III Of the Reply Don Quixote Gave His Censurer, with Other Incidents, Grave and Droll 354–355 354 'But why should I attempt to depict and describe in detail, and feature by feature, the beauty of the peerless Dulcinea, the burden being one worthy of other shoulders than mine, an enterprise wherein the pencils of Parrhasius, Timantes, and Apelles, and the graver of Lysippus ought to be employed, to paint it in pictures and carve it in marble and bronze, and Ciceronian and Demosthenian eloquence to sound its praises?' / 'What does Demosthenian mean, Senor Don Quixote?' said the duchess; 'it is a word I never heard in all my life.' / 'Demosthenian eloquence,' said Don Quixote, 'means the eloquence of Demosthenes, as Ciceronian means that of Cicero, who were the two most eloquent orators in the world.' en rhetoric With effusive use of antithesis and long sentences. Derived terms en Ciceronianism en Ciceronianist en Ciceronianize Related terms en ciceronage cicerone ciceroneship Ciceronic Ciceronical Ciceronically ciceronism ciceronize Translations of or relating to M. Tullius Cicero Catalan: ca ciceronià French: fr cicéronien Italian: it ciceroniano Latin: la Cicerōniānus Occitan: oc cicerounenc Spanish: es ciceroniano rhetoric: eloquent, resembling Cicero’s style rhetoric: with effusive use of antithesis and long sentences Noun One who adopts or favours Cicero's literary style. en 1758 The Critical Review, or Annals of Literature 6 275 One thing is observable in all the professed Ciceronians, namely, the using a multitude of words to express their meaning. This they learned from their master, since it cannot be denied that Cicero is rather verbose. en 1910 Izora Scott Controversies Over the Imitation of Cicero in the Renaissance The fact that he scoffed at their so-called purity of style, declaring that any reputable Latin was standard and that matter was more important than form, brought him into conflict with the sect of Ciceronians. Anagrams en acceiinnor acronicine en eponyms