Associations to the word «Demosthenic»

Wiktionary

DEMOSTHENIC, adjective. Pertaining to or characteristic of Demosthenes, a celebrated Athenian orator and partion (384-322, B. C.), especially famous for his "Phillippics," or orations delivered against the encroachments of Philip, king of Macedon.

Dictionary definition

DEMOSTHENIC, adjective. Of or relating to Demosthenes or his oratory.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche