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Definition of Sycophants
1. sycophant [n] - See also: sycophant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sycophants
Literary usage of Sycophants
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Democracy in Europe: A History by Thomas Erskine May (1878)
"The evils of criminal judicature were aggravated by The syco- tne nefarious
activity of the sycophants, or phants. informers. ..."
2. The History of Greece by Connop Thirlwall (1860)
"The sycophants. while they also served to terrify and humble the wealthy class
which he viewed with jealousy and envy. It was more especially in trials for ..."
3. Democracy in Europe: A History by Thomas Erskine May (1878)
"No wonder that the sycophants were hated and despised! The only act of the Thirty
Tyrants which met with general approval, was the punishment of these ..."
4. Democracy in Europe: A History by Thomas Erskine May (1880)
"No wonder that the sycophants were hated and despised! The only act of the Thirty
Tyrants which met with general approval, was the punishment of these ..."
5. Sycophancy in Athens by John Oscar Lofberg (1917)
"CHAPTER III TYPICAL ATHENIAN sycophants It will be interesting to trace the
careers of a few notorious Athenian sycophants. One of the most unscrupulous was ..."
6. The History of Greece by Connop Thirlwall (1855)
"... the informers, or sycophants as they were called at Athens, who had perverted
the laws, corrupted the tribunals, and had gained an infamous livelihood ..."
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