Theodosius is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Theodosius in a sentence
Theodosius meaning
A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Synonyms of Theodosius
Using Theodosius
- The main meaning on this page is: A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- Useful related words include: theodosius i, theodosius the great, flavius theodosius, roman emperor.
- In the example corpus, theodosius often appears in combinations such as: of theodosius, theodosius and, theodosius ii.
Context around Theodosius
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 15 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Theodosius
- In this selection, "theodosius" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, patronage, constantinople, told, offers, oversaw and ascended stand out and add context to how "theodosius" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include consulship of theodosius and valentinianus and honorius and theodosius or less. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "theodosius" sits close to words such as alves, amerindian and andreescu, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with theodosius
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In his place Theodosius was named bishop. (7 words)
Only after Theodosius was deemed to have been sufficiently and publicly humiliated over the matter, was his excommunication rescinded. (19 words)
At the time, it was known as the Year after the Consulship of Honorius and Theodosius (or, less frequently, year 1163 Ab urbe condita ). (24 words)
Art patronage Theodosius offers a laurel wreath to the victor, on the marble base of the Obelisk of Thutmosis III at the Hippodrome of Constantinople Theodosius oversaw the removal in 390 of an Egyptian obelisk from Alexandria to Constantinople. (39 words)
Convocation and session The situation continued to deteriorate, with Leo demanding the convocation of a new council and Emperor Theodosius II refusing to budge, all the while appointing bishops in agreement with Dioscorus. (33 words)
Ambrose told Theodosius to imitate David in his repentance as he had imitated him in guilt — Ambrose readmitted the emperor to the Eucharist only after several months of penance. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
Art patronage Theodosius offers a laurel wreath to the victor, on the marble base of the Obelisk of Thutmosis III at the Hippodrome of Constantinople Theodosius oversaw the removal in 390 of an Egyptian obelisk from Alexandria to Constantinople.
In his place Theodosius was named bishop.
Only after Theodosius was deemed to have been sufficiently and publicly humiliated over the matter, was his excommunication rescinded.
Ambrose told Theodosius to imitate David in his repentance as he had imitated him in guilt — Ambrose readmitted the emperor to the Eucharist only after several months of penance.
Arbogast and Valentinian had frequently disputed rulership over the Western Roman Empire, and Valentinian was also noted to have complained of Arbogast's control over him to Theodosius.
At the time, it was known as the Year after the Consulship of Honorius and Theodosius (or, less frequently, year 1163 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Honorius and Theodosius (or, less frequently, year 1168 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Honorius and Theodosius (or, less frequently, year 1175 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Theodosius and Aginatius (or, less frequently, year 1197 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Theodosius and Festus (or, less frequently, year 1192 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Theodosius and Glabrio (or, less frequently, year 1191 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Theodosius and Maximus (or, less frequently, year 1186 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Theodosius and Palladius (or, less frequently, year 1169 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Theodosius and Rumoridus (or, less frequently, year 1156 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Theodosius and Valentinianus (or, less frequently, year 1178 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Theodosius and Valentinianus (or, less frequently, year 1179 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Theodosius and Valentinianus (or, less frequently, year 1188 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Theodosius without colleague (or, less frequently, year 1164 Ab urbe condita ).
Background When Theodosius ascended to the imperial throne in 380, he began on a campaign to bring the Eastern Church back to Nicene Christianity.
Convocation and session The situation continued to deteriorate, with Leo demanding the convocation of a new council and Emperor Theodosius II refusing to budge, all the while appointing bishops in agreement with Dioscorus.
Common combinations with theodosius
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of theodosius 12×
- theodosius and 12×
- theodosius ii 9×
- emperor theodosius 7×
- theodosius was 6×
- and theodosius 5×
- theodosius or 4×
- constantinople theodosius 3×
- theodosius to 3×
- to theodosius 2×