Hypatia
a.d. c370–415, Greek philosopher renowned for her beauty.
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How to use Hypatia in a sentence
Hypatia taught men of great influence and highest government, and was eventually stripped, stoned, torn to pieces, and burnt to ashes for her trouble.
Suidas, the 10th-century author of the first encyclopedia, devoted most of Hypatia’s entry to the debate over whether she died a virgin.
I have sustained this assertion in two articles on Hypatia, published in "Historical Sketches," 1855.
The College, the Market, and the Court | Caroline H. DallAh, Hypatia, if you could know what a dreary disenchanted blank you have made of my life!
The Travelling Companions | F. AnsteyHe cleans and adjusts his glasses—to discover that he is face to face with Miss Hypatia Prendergast.
The Travelling Companions | F. Anstey
Hypatia won't have the chance of ragging you now—she and Miss Trotter have had a bit of a breeze.
The Travelling Companions | F. AnsteyLater—Mr. Van Boodeler has joined the party; Hypatia has contrived to detach her brother.
The Travelling Companions | F. Anstey
British Dictionary definitions for Hypatia
/ (haɪˈpeɪʃɪə) /
died 415 ad, Neo-Platonist philosopher and politician, who lectured at Alexandria. She was murdered by a Christian mob
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Scientific definitions for Hypatia
[ hī-pā′shə ]
Greek philosopher who was the first notable woman mathematician and astronomer. She invented instruments used to view the stars and wrote commentaries on mathematics and astronomy, though none of them survives.
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