That noted corypheus [Dr. John Owen] of the Independent faction. --South. [1913 Webster] ||
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corypheus — n. [L.] Leader, chief, guide, director … New dictionary of synonyms
USS Corypheus (1862) — was a schooner captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Corypheus was used by the Union Navy primarily as a gunboat to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy in order to prevent the South from trading with other countries … Wikipedia
Coryphei — Corypheus Cor y*phe us (k?r ? f? ?s), n.; pl. E. {Corypheuses} ( [e^]z), L. {Coryphei} ( f? ?). [L. coryphaeus, fr. Gr. ???, fr. koryfh head.] (Gr. Antiq.) The conductor, chief, or leader of the dramatic chorus; hence, the chief or leader of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Corypheuses — Corypheus Cor y*phe us (k?r ? f? ?s), n.; pl. E. {Corypheuses} ( [e^]z), L. {Coryphei} ( f? ?). [L. coryphaeus, fr. Gr. ???, fr. koryfh head.] (Gr. Antiq.) The conductor, chief, or leader of the dramatic chorus; hence, the chief or leader of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
USS Belle Italia (1862) — was a sloop captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways. Belle Italia captured by Corypheus and placed into Union Navy… … Wikipedia
USS Arthur (1855) — was a bark acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways. Arthur commissioned in New York City On 1 August 1861, Arthur a bark… … Wikipedia
USS Breaker (1862) — was a schooner captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways. Operating as a Confederate Government schooner in Texas waterways … Wikipedia
Coryphaeus — Coryphaeus, or Koryphaios (Greek κορυφαῖος koryphaîos, from κορυφή koryphḗ, the top of the head), and often corypheus in English. In Attic drama, the coryphaeus was the leader of the chorus. Hence the term (sometimes in an Anglicized form coryphe … Wikipedia
USS Sachem (1861) — The second Navy vessel to bear the name Sachem , this screw steamer was built in 1844 at New York City, where it was purchased by the Navy on September 20, 1861.After towing service in New York Harbor where the Navy was buying vessels to blockade … Wikipedia
Schism — • In the language of theology and canon law, the rupture of ecclesiastical union and unity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Schism Schism … Catholic encyclopedia
