Senecan

American  

[sen-i-kuhn] / ˈsɛn ɪ kən /

adjective

1. relating to Seneca, an ancient Roman philosopher and tragedian, or to his works or ideas.

2. relating to the Senecas, an Indigenous people of western New York, or to their Iroquoian language.

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noun

plural

Senecans

1. a follower or admirer of Seneca, an ancient Roman philosopher and tragedian.

Example Sentences

The sentences Moran likes derive from the loose, Senecan style perfected in the 17th century by the likes of John Donne, rather than ones from the stiff, hierarchical period of Samuel Johnson a century later.

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2019

It coincides with the Senecan plan of a crime committed and then revenged through the accompaniment of supernatural agencies.

From Tragedy by Thorndike, Ashley H.

These, while keeping to the Senecan form, often went beyond the stories of classical mythology and chose their subjects from the Bible or from ancient or modern history.

From Tragedy by Thorndike, Ashley H.

In the structure of his plots Marlowe forsook the Senecan models and began with the methods of the chronicle play.

From Tragedy by Thorndike, Ashley H.

This criticism, mostly Italian, interpreted Aristotle by means of the Senecan tragedies and so reinforced their influence; but it was also greatly modified by the medieval ideas of tragedy which we have already noticed.

From Tragedy by Thorndike, Ashley H.