Demosthenic

From Latin Demosthenicus, from Demosthenes, from Ancient Greek Δημοσθένης (Dēmosthénēs, “a celebrated orator”). The name means "strong with the people", from δῆμος (dêmos, “the people”) + σθένος (sthénos, “strength”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdɛməsˈθɛnɪk/

Demosthenic (comparative more Demosthenic, superlative most Demosthenic)

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

• Demosthenes

• Demosthenic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.