Cadmean

[ kad-mee-uhn ]

/ kædˈmi ən /

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adjective

of, relating to, or like Cadmus.

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Origin of Cadmean

1595–1605; <Latin Cadmē(us) (<Greek Kadmeîos of Cadmus) + -an

Words nearby Cadmean

cadger, cadgy, cadi, Cadillac, Cadiz, Cadmean, Cadmean victory, cadmium, cadmium bronze, cadmium cell, cadmium green

How to use Cadmean in a sentence

It would be a Cadmean victory in which the victor would suffer as much as the vanquished.
How to be Happy Though Married|E. J. Hardy.
The Cadmean magic has passed from the hands of hierophants into those of the people.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864|Various
Altogether, perhaps, in some way or other, seven-eighths of the life of man is taken up by the Cadmean Art.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864|Various
Yet he who thought he ought to have a Cadmean victory, carried on his conquest.
Arguments Of Celsus, Porphyry, And The Emperor Julian, Against The Christians|Thomas Taylor

He was everywhere defeated, or his victories were Cadmean, as disastrous as defeats.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865|Various