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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See deme and demos.

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Examples

  • Socrates: Then imagine, my dear fellow, that I am the demus and the ecclesia; for in the ecclesia, too, you will have to persuade men individually.

    The First Alcibiades 2006

  • For the demus of the great-hearted Erechteus is of a fair countenance, but you should see him naked; wherefore observe the caution which I give you.

    The First Alcibiades 2006

  • Now his father is the demus, and if the demus gets angry, and says that a great hulking son ought not to be

    The Republic by Plato ; translated by Benjamin Jowett 2006

  • Veni, potum demus patri nostro vinum, et dormiamus cum eo, et vivificemus de patre nostro semen.

    Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1 1509-1564 1996

  • Et fuit postridie, dixit primogenita ad minorem, Ecce, dormivi heri sero cum patre meo: potum demus ei vinum etiam hac nocte, et ingredere, dormi cum eo, et vivificemus de patre nostro semen.

    Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1 1509-1564 1996

  • Et dixerunt ad eos, Non possumus facere hoc, ut demus sorerem nostram viro, cui est praeputium: quia opprobrium esset nobis.

    Commentary on Genesis - Volume 2 1509-1564 1996

  • Qui dixerunt, Non possumus, donec congregentur omnes greges, et revolvant lapidem ab ore putei, et potum demus pecudibus.

    Commentary on Genesis - Volume 2 1509-1564 1996

  • SOCRATES: Then imagine, my dear fellow, that I am the demus and the ecclesia; for in the ecclesia, too, you will have to persuade men individually.

    Alcibiades I circa 427-347 BC. Spurious and doubtful works Plato

  • For the demus of the great-hearted Erechteus is of a fair countenance, but you should see him naked; wherefore observe the caution which I give you.

    Alcibiades I circa 427-347 BC. Spurious and doubtful works Plato

  • Suende haelt, was nicht Suende ist. et ignorans maneat; sed demus operam ut rite edoctus firmus tandem evadat, nec peccatum ducat quod peccatum non est.

    The Creeds of the Evangelical Protestant Churches. 1889

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