ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DEIPNOSOPHIST
From Greek deipnosophistai, title of a Greek work by Athenaeus (3rd century), describing learned discussions at a banquet, from deipnon meal + sophistai wise men.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEIPNOSOPHIST»
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The Philosophy of Elizabeth Anscombe
It isn't just that (D) is applicable to B only if B happens to know what a
deipnosophist is. (P) and (F) apply only to people who can remember things, after
all. Rather, (D) cannot help us see what the sense of 'Nigel is a deipnosophist'
consists in, ...
2
The Deipnosophists; Or, Banquet of the Learned
Rufinus of Mylaea, a Deipnosophist, 3. Rutilius Rufus cited, 431, 869. Sabine
wine, 44.□ Sabrias, a drinking vessel, 411. Sacadas the Argive cited, 973.
Sacred band, among the Thebans, 898. Sacred fish, what, 444, 512, 515. Sacred
war ...
Athenaeus (of Naucratis.), 1854
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Ordering Knowledge in the Roman Empire
He is apparently an ideal source for a deipnosophist, effortlessly supplying a list
of recondite words (cf. 109e, 114b, 114e) that can be refashioned from a
grammarian's manual into service at a literary dining table. Both Pontianus and
Cynulcus ...
Jason König, Tim Whitmarsh, 2007
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Cupboard Love 2: A Dictionary of Culinary Curiosities
date - deipnosophist teenth century as a generic name for any food prepared
from milk {meat, at that time, could be used to mean food in general). See also
meat. date Like the banana, the long slender fruit known as the date derives its
name ...
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The Learned Banqueters: General indexes
10: 9.3701 Polyzelus 01 Rhodes, historian, FGrH 521 F 6: 8.3610 Pompeianus,
deipnosophist, 11.5040 Pompeianus 01 Philadelphia, “word-hunting” friend of
Ulpian, 3.971-80, 99e n. Pompey "the Great,” Roman general and statesman,
1.141 ...
Athenaeus (of Naucratis.), 2012
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Saints and Symposiasts: The Literature of Food and the ...
As far as the quoting deipnosophist Kynoulkos is concerned the Cynics' banquet
is different from the one he is currently involved in, since there is actually an
opportunity to eat (albeit with a comically frugal menu). Nevertheless the basic ...
... omphaloskepsis would be of use only to a deipnosophist. And it has no more
business appearing here than has deipnosophist. ONE IDEA TO A SENTENCE
ON Headline lingo tends to 310.
Theodore M. Bernstein, 1995
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New Supreme Dictionary - English-English-Tamil:
... to speak to sons or brothers who worked. deipnosophist / fdaip'nosefistj n: a
master of the art of dining, especially of conversation at table I The champion
deipnosophist oi all time might be Oscar Wilde, who delighted Victorian dining
tables ...
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An Exposition of the Book of Solomon's Song, Commonly Called ...
Deipnosophist. l. 2. c. 1». Vid. l. 15. c 3. p. 670. id) Museus de Hero. v. 59. Vid
Barth. Ammadv. ad Claudian. de nupt. Honor, v. 547- (') ^lian. Var. Hist. l, 12. c. I. (
f) Theocrit. Idyll. 1 8. (,?> The rofe by the Arcadians was called st»afi?'«*o», that is
...
The Arming of Achilles, 521 Barney Brallaghan, Piper at the Paddy's Goose
Public-house, Ratcliffe Highway, his Letther to Oliver Yorke, Exquire, Part I. 65;
Part If. In which he Kontinyous his Akkount of the Deipnosophist Klub and its Mim
- burs ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEIPNOSOPHIST»
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The Empty Throne - Lisa Detanna and Erik Willanger of Raymond …
Between Buckley's quick wit, ability to recite Shakespeare, and epicurean affinity; he became a legendary deipnosophist. Most of his deals ... «PR Urgent, Sep 14»
Bread, from myth to history
According to Athenaeus, 3rd century BC, who is credited for writing Deipnosophist (the dinner table philosopher) the Greeks were making at ... «Neos Kosmos, Aug 14»
'The Book of Jezebel,' 'The Horologicon' and 'Wordbirds'
... promotional copy on the back cover, I wasn't tempted to trudge through definitions of words like “philogrobolized” and “deipnosophist.” Surely ... «New York Times, Dec 13»
11 Weird Words/Phrases You Should Be Using
The next entry is for deipnosophist, which is "somebody who talks wisely over dinner." Uhtceare Uhtceare is an Old English word for "waking up ... «Huffington Post, Oct 13»
YOU'VE GOT MALE with Rory Gibson
However, being also a deipnosophist, this can usually make conversations a lot more interesting." Some words had myriad fans. The most ... «Courier Mail, Dec 12»
Winston's Table Talk
For Churchill was a natural deipnosophist, a master of table conversation—and had he not been, the history of our times might have been ... «The Weekly Standard, Nov 12»
Are these the best ever words in the English language?
... only tolerated because he pays for the round. Meanwhile, a deipnosophist is a Jacobean word for a skillful dinner conversationalist. «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 09»
Top speller moves on to new goals
... Springfield home sometime Sunday, 13-year-old Aishwarya can look forward to an evening without having to spell words like “deipnosophist. «The State Journal-Register, May 09»
Shopping With Sean Macpherson
Mr. MacPherson, a self-described “deipnosophist” (a fancy word for an adept dinner conversationalist), said the hearth is a good place to start ... «New York Times, Mar 09»
Man reads entire Oxford English Dictionary
... (a person who won't stop laughing), natiform (shaped like buttocks) and deipnosophist (a person who is learned in the art of dining.). «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 08»
