Corypheus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Corypheus is a noun meaning (drama, historical) The conductor or leader of the dramatic chorus in Ancient Greece.
Meaning
(drama, historical) The conductor or leader of the dramatic chorus in Ancient Greece.
More Meanings
- (by extension) The chief or leader of a party or interest.
Example Sentences
That noted corypheus of the Independent faction.
Then Corypheus Marat, author of the Friend of the People, constantly denounced him as the traitor Lafayette.
In this work Homer and Virgil already appear beside Cicero and Plato as doctrinal authorities. The four corypheuses are infallible; any contradiction between them is wholly out of the question.
Let us blithely hail, throughout the whole universe, these disciples of Christ, these two Coryphei, Peter and Paul : O Peter, the Foundation-stone and Rock ; and thou also, O Paul, Vessel of Election.
Word Forms
- corypheuses
- coryphei
- coryphaeus
Synonyms for corypheus
Depending on context, synonyms include coryphe.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coryphaeus, choregus, choragus, choregos, chorus, conistra.
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