- rhadamanthine
- Being completely fair and incorruptible
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
rhadamanthine
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Rhadamanthine — Rhad a*man thine, a. Of or pertaining to Rhadamanthus; rigorously just; as, a Rhadamanthine judgment. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rhadamanthine — (rad a man</> then) Strict and inflexible in the application of the law; sometimes used to describe a judge. Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 … Law dictionary
rhadamanthine — adjective Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Rhadamanthus Date: 1840 rigorously strict or just … New Collegiate Dictionary
Rhadamanthine — Rhad·a·man·thine (răd ə mănʹthĭn, thīn ) adj. Strictly and uncompromisingly just. [From Rhadamanthus.] * * * … Universalium
rhadamanthine — adjective a) Strictly and uncompromisingly just. b) Inflexibly rigorous or severe … Wiktionary
Rhadamanthine — [ˌradə manθʌɪn] adjective literary stern and incorruptible in judgement. Origin C17: from Rhadamanthus, ruler and judge of the underworld in Greek mythology, + ine1 … English new terms dictionary
rhadamanthine — rhad·a·man·thine … English syllables
rhadamanthine — adj. stern and incorruptible in judgement. Etymology: Rhadamanthus f. L f. Gk Rhadamanthos, name of a judge in the underworld … Useful english dictionary
Rhadamanthys — Rhadamanthine /rad euh man thin, thuyn/, adj. /rad euh man theuhs/, n. 1. Class. Myth. a son of Zeus and Europa, rewarded for the justice he exemplified on earth by being made, after his death, a judge in the Underworld, where he served with his… … Universalium
Rhadamanthys — Rhadamanthine /rad euh man thin, thuyn/, adj. /rad euh man theuhs/, n. 1. Class. Myth. a son of Zeus and Europa, rewarded for the justice he exemplified on earth by being made, after his death, a judge in the Underworld, where he served with his… … Useful english dictionary
