Cleanthes

American  

[klee-an-theez] / kliˈæn θiz /

noun

1. c300–232? b.c., Greek Stoic philosopher.

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Cleanthes British  

/ klɪˈænθiːz /

noun

1. ?300–?232 _bc , Greek philosopher: succeeded Zeno as head of the Stoic school

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Example Sentences

I consider Cleanthes the patron saint of nail-biters.

From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2018

Paul was obviously acquainted with the Hymn of Cleanthes, a Stoic writer of the third century, B.C., for he quoted his words on the Areopagus.

From Christian Hymns of the First Three Centuries by Messenger, Ruth Ellis

He was probably a contemporary of Cleanthes the Stoic in the 3rd century B.C.

From The gradual acceptance of the Copernican theory of the universe by Stimson, Dorothy

Like the earlier Stoics, Cleanthes and Chrysippus, he held that virtue may be taught.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

I have sometimes begun the lesson on the duty of acquiring knowledge by telling the story of Cleanthes and that of Hillel.

From The Moral Instruction of Children by Adler, Felix