Associations to the word «Pericles»

Wiktionary

PERICLES, proper noun. A Greek politician that lived during the ancient and the classical times.
PERICLES, proper noun. A male given name of mostly historical use.

Dictionary definition

PERICLES, noun. Athenian statesman whose leadership contributed to Athens' political and cultural supremacy in Greece; he ordered the construction of the Parthenon (died in 429 BC).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats