Rhadamanthus
/ˌɹæ.dəˈmæn.θəs/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A strict and just judge. figuratively
"It was in vain to be a Rhadamanthus with the bells, and if an unfortunate bell rang without leave, to have it down inexorably and silence it."
- 2 (Greek mythology) a judge of the dead in the underworld wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A king of Crete, one of the three judges in Hades. Greek
Example
More examples"It was in vain to be a Rhadamanthus with the bells, and if an unfortunate bell rang without leave, to have it down inexorably and silence it."
Etymology
From Latin, from Ancient Greek Ῥαδάμανθυς (Rhadámanthus).