Rhadamanthys

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rad′ə man′thəs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Rhad•a•man•thys  (rad′ə man′thəs),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mythology[Class. Myth.]a son of Zeus and Europa, rewarded for the justice he exemplified on earth by being made, after his death, a judge in the Underworld, where he served with his brothers Minos and Aeacus.
  2. an inflexibly just or severe judge.
Also, Rhad′a•man′thus.  Rhad•a•man•thine  (rad′ə man′thin, -thīn),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Rhadamanthus, Rhadamanthys /ˌrædəˈmænθəs/ n
  1. one of the judges of the dead in the underworld
ˌRhadaˈmanthine adj
'Rhadamanthys' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Rhadamanthus

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