Hypatia

[ hahy-pey-shuh, -pat-ee-uh ]

/ haɪˈpeɪ ʃə, -ˈpæt i ə /

noun

a.d. c370–415, Greek philosopher renowned for her beauty.

Example sentences from the Web for hypatia

Hypatia's voice was flute-like, and used always well within its compass, so as never to rasp or tire the organs.

Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers |Elbert Hubbard
He cleans and adjusts his glasses—to discover that he is face to face with Miss Hypatia Prendergast.

The Travelling Companions |F. Anstey
She might not have been torn to pieces, as Hypatia was, but her torments would not have been less cruel.

Popery! As it Was and as it Is |William Hogan
She had "Plutarch's Lives" under her arm, and "Hypatia" in her hand.

It Happened in Egypt |C. N. Williamson

Hypatia had always avoided carefully discussing with Philammon any of those points on which she differed from his former faith.

Hypatia |Charles Kingsley

British Dictionary definitions for hypatia

Hypatia

/ (haɪˈpeɪʃɪə) /

noun

died 415 ad, Neo-Platonist philosopher and politician, who lectured at Alexandria. She was murdered by a Christian mob

Scientific definitions for hypatia

Hypatia

[ hī-pā′shə ]

370?-415 ce

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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