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Cleanthes in a sentence

Cleanthes meaning

A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage.

Synonyms of Cleanthes

philosopher

Related words

Other words often associated with Cleanthes or its synonyms:

person soul someone student scholar mortal individual bookman somebody

Using Cleanthes

  • The main meaning on this page is: A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage.
  • Useful related words include: philosopher.
  • In the example corpus, cleanthes often appears in combinations such as: when cleanthes, cleanthes died.

Context around Cleanthes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 0 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

succeeded 1× says 1× character 1×

Often after:

died 2× zeus 1× summarizing 1×

Sentence patterns with Cleanthes

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

he succeeded cleanthes as head 1× school when cleanthes died in 1× the character cleanthes summarizing the 1× then says cleanthes zeus uses 1× when cleanthes died around 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but then says 1× he succeeded cleanthes 1× the character cleanthes 1× when cleanthes died 1×

Common sentence endings:

a designing intelligence 1× around 230 bc 1× lights heavenly bodies 1× of the school 1×

Words around Cleanthes

Just before it in the word index:

cleanth 2 cleantech 16 cleanspark 11 cleansing 339 cleanses 22 cleansers 22

Just after it in the word index:

cleanup 557 cleanups 47 clear 19.735 clearance 897 clearances 184 cleararc 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaah 6 aaargh 6 aadhi 6 aapke 6 aarav 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Cleanthes

  • In this selection, "cleanthes" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, succeeded, says, character, died, zeus and summarizing stand out and add context to how "cleanthes" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include he succeeded cleanthes as head and school when cleanthes died in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cleanthes" sits close to words such as aaah, aaargh and aadhi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cleanthes

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

When Cleanthes died, around 230 BC, Chrysippus became the third head of the school. (14 words)

He succeeded Cleanthes as head of the Stoic school when Cleanthes died, in around 230 BC. (16 words)

But then, says Cleanthes, Zeus uses the fire to "straighten out the common logos" that travels about (phoitan, "to frequent") mixing with the greater and lesser lights (heavenly bodies). (29 words)

Longer example sentences

The character Cleanthes, summarizing the teleological argument, likens the universe to a man-made machine, and concludes by the principle of similar effects and similar causes that it must have a designing intelligence. (33 words)

But then, says Cleanthes, Zeus uses the fire to "straighten out the common logos" that travels about (phoitan, "to frequent") mixing with the greater and lesser lights (heavenly bodies). (29 words)

He succeeded Cleanthes as head of the Stoic school when Cleanthes died, in around 230 BC. (16 words)

Example sentences (4)

He succeeded Cleanthes as head of the Stoic school when Cleanthes died, in around 230 BC.

But then, says Cleanthes, Zeus uses the fire to "straighten out the common logos" that travels about (phoitan, "to frequent") mixing with the greater and lesser lights (heavenly bodies).

The character Cleanthes, summarizing the teleological argument, likens the universe to a man-made machine, and concludes by the principle of similar effects and similar causes that it must have a designing intelligence.

When Cleanthes died, around 230 BC, Chrysippus became the third head of the school.

Common combinations with cleanthes

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cleanthes" in a sentence?
An example: "He succeeded Cleanthes as head of the Stoic school when Cleanthes died, in around 230 BC." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "cleanthes" from authentic English texts.
What does "cleanthes" mean?
Cleanthes means: A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage.
What are synonyms of "cleanthes"?
Common synonyms of "cleanthes" include: philosopher.
How many example sentences with "cleanthes" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "cleanthes", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.