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Meaning of Rhadamanthus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/ˌɹæ.dəˈmæn.θəs/

Definitions

  1. A king of Crete, one of the three judges in Hades.
    Greek
  2. A strict and just judge.
    figuratively

Examples

“It was in vain to be a Rhadamanthus with the bells, and if an unfortunate bell rang without leave, to have it down inexorably and silence it.”
“Nothing is now heard but the ticking of a quaint old timepiece on the summit of a bookcase. Ten minutes pass; he captures her knight; she takes his knight, and looks a very Rhadamanthus.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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