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Wife of Socrates
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xanthippe
Word definitions for xanthippe in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Xanthippe (from Greek Ξανθίππη) was the wife of Socrates. Xanthippe may also refer to: Xanthippe (mythology) , name of two figures in Greek mythology Acts of Xanthippe, Polyxena, and Rebecca , New Testament Apocrypha that dates from the third or fourth ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also (incorrectly) Xantippe , late 16c., spouse of Socrates (5c. B.C.E.), the prototype of the quarrelsome, nagging wife. The name is related to the masc. proper name Xanthippos , a compound of xanthos "yellow" (see xantho- ) + hippos "horse" (see equine ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. An ill-tempered woman. Etymology 2 n. A name, notably that of the philosopher Socrates' wife.
Usage examples of xanthippe.
Since Socrates is thought of as the wisest of men and as a kind of pagan saint, Xanthippe is frowned upon for complaining.
Irene was privately amazed that a woman as ugly as Xanthippe could have a son as robust as Xavier.
Irene noticed that Xanthippe did not use her power on Xavier, but employed persuasion instead.
She had consented to fetch the seeds for Xanthippe, and she always honored her agreements, even when she regretted them.
One thing Irene now realized--the three dread seeds would do Xanthippe little good!
Irene just wanted to deliver the three seeds and the feather to Xanthippe, return Xavier and Xap to her, and get on with the business of locating and rescuing Ivy.
Stoic and Epicurean, and you both think, I fear, that if Xanthippe had founded a school, my philosophy would also be defined.
How many of us have our Xanthippes, bent on dragging us down from our contemplation of divine truth to the destructive turmoil of daily strife?