Dante

[dan-tee, dahn-tey, dahn-te]

noun

1. Dante Alighieri, 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.

Dante

/ ˈdæntɪ, ˈdante, dænˈtiːən, ˈdɑːnteɪ, ˈdæntɪən, dænˈtɛsk /

noun

1. full name Dante Alighieri ( Italian aliˈɡjɛːri). 1265–1321, Italian poet famous for La Divina Commedia (?1309–?1320), an allegorical account of his journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, guided by Virgil and his idealized love Beatrice. His other works include La Vita Nuova (?1292), in which he celebrates his love for Beatrice

Dante

1. An Italian poet of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries; his full name was Dante Alighieri. Dante is remembered for his masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, an epic about hell, purgatory, and heaven. The Divine Comedy was written as a memorial to Beatrice, a woman whom Dante loved and who died at an early age.

Other Word Forms

• Dantean adjective

Example Sentences

I’m not just talking about Orpheus retrieving Eurydice, Dante’s “Inferno” and Virgil’s “Aeneid.”

From Los Angeles Times

This version of Hell closely resembles Dante’s “Inferno,” with many circles leading toward the very worst human actions.

From Los Angeles Times

In this ancient Tuscan city, Leonardo is awakened by his writerly ambitions, a swoony love for medieval Italian authors like Dante and an intellectual disdain for the 20th century.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s “higher than one might imagine ... considering their lower incomes and college degrees and often their more rural nature,” reported Dante Chinni, the project director.

From Los Angeles Times

However, the version sold on Thursday had not been seen for many years until it ended up in the hands of Dante.

From BBC