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Creonic

The English word “Creonic” has 1 meaning listed here.

adjective

  1. Resembling or characteristic of Creon, especially as portrayed in Sophocles' play Antigone: intolerant of those who disagree, holding onto and enforcing power, and indifferent to religious convention.

Etymology

From Creon + -ic.

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