"Rhadamanthus" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌɹæ.dəˈmæn.θəs/
Etymology: From Latin, from Ancient Greek Ῥαδάμανθυς (Rhadámanthus). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{der|en|grc|Ῥαδάμανθυς}} Ancient Greek Ῥαδάμανθυς (Rhadámanthus) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Rhadamanthus
  1. (Greek mythology) A king of Crete, one of the three judges in Hades. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology
    Sense id: en-Rhadamanthus-en-name-bqdNKViQ Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Rhadamanthys

Noun

IPA: /ˌɹæ.dəˈmæn.θəs/ Forms: Rhadamanthuses [plural]
Etymology: From Latin, from Ancient Greek Ῥαδάμανθυς (Rhadámanthus). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{der|en|grc|Ῥαδάμανθυς}} Ancient Greek Ῥαδάμανθυς (Rhadámanthus) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Rhadamanthus (plural Rhadamanthuses)
  1. (figuratively) A strict and just judge. Tags: figuratively Derived forms: Rhadamanthean, Rhadamanthine
    Sense id: en-Rhadamanthus-en-noun-ySN0hOvx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Rhadamanthys

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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