Boethius

[ boh-ee-thee-uhs ]

noun

1. A·ni·ci·us Man·li·us Sev·e·ri·nus [uh, -, nish, -ee-, uh, s , man, -lee-, uh, s sev-, uh, -, rahy, -n, uh, s], a.d. 475?–525?, Roman philosopher and statesman.

Boethius

/ bəʊˈiːθɪəs /

noun

1. BoethiusAnicius Manlius Severinus?480?524RomanPHILOSOPHY: philosopherPOLITICS: statesman Anicius Manlius Severinus (əˈnɪsɪəs ˈmænlɪəs ˌsɛvəˈraɪnəs). ?480–?524 ad , Roman philosopher and statesman, noted particularly for his work De Consolatione Philosophiae . He was accused of treason and executed by Theodoric

Other Words From

• Bo·ethi·an adjective

Example Sentences

Here we have formal proof that the speaker is Fortune; for this is copied from Boethius, bk.

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Fortune says:—'I torne the whirlinge wheel with the torning cercle'; Boethius, bk.

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Compare the extract from Boethius already quoted above, at the top of p. 543.

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Koch considers that the source of the poem is a passage in Boethius, lib.

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This stanza is nearly made up of extracts from Boethius, bk.

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