Spartanism
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Spartanism — noun see Spartan I … New Collegiate Dictionary
Spartanism — n. great courage; great self discipline … English contemporary dictionary
spartanism — spar·tan·ism … English syllables
spartanism — ˈspärtənˌizəm, pȧt noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized : the moral quality or traits ascribed to the ancient Spartans : austerity in mode of living or in self discipline : indomitableness or endurance especially under great stress; also :… … Useful english dictionary
Spartan — Spartanism, n. Spartanly, Spartanically, adv. /spahr tn/, adj. 1. Also, Spartanic /spahr tan ik/. 2. of or pertaining to Sparta or its people. 3. suggestive of the ancient Spartans; sternly disciplined and rigorously simple, frugal, or austere. 4 … Universalium
Spartan — I. noun Date: 15th century 1. a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta 2. a person of great courage and self discipline • Spartanism noun II. adjective Date: 1561 1. of or relating to Sparta in ancient Greece 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Spartanly — See Spartanism. * * * … Universalium
Isocrates — /uy sok reuh teez /, n. 436 338 B.C., Athenian orator. * * * born 436, Athens died 338 BC, Athens Athenian author, rhetorician, and teacher. His school, unlike Plato s more philosophical Academy, provided an education for the practical needs of… … Universalium
astringency — Synonyms and related words: Spartanism, abbreviation, acerbity, acidity, acidulousness, acridity, acridness, acrimony, asperity, astriction, astringence, austerity, authoritarianism, bite, bitingness, bitter pill, bitterness, bottleneck,… … Moby Thesaurus
austerity — Synonyms and related words: Albigensianism, Catharism, Franciscanism, Lenten fare, Sabbatarianism, Spartan simplicity, Spartanism, Trappism, Waldensianism, Yoga, abstinence, anchoritic monasticism, anchoritism, asceticism, astringency, austerity… … Moby Thesaurus
