Solomonic
Meaning
- Relating to Solomon, a king of Israel noted for his wisdom.
- Resembling the Judgement of Solomon when two women both claimed to be the mother of a child, either in reference to his initial proposal to cut the child in half being disadvantageous to both parties (or allowing both to claim victory), or his actual solution (to give the child to the woman who'd give it up rather than see it killed) being remarkable.
- Relating to the Solomon Islands.
- Twisted helically.
Translations
Etymology
From Solomon + -ic.
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