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Definition of dantean : Relating to, emanating from or resembling, the poet Dante or his writings.

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Dantesque

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• Here he made, also, acquaintances among the Italians,- especially the Duke of Sermoneta, the Dantean scholar, and Monsignore Nardi, of the papal court. - "Italy, the Magic Land", Lilian Whiting.
• " The Minister's Black Veil," " The Great Carbuncle," and " The Ambitious Guest," are Dantean allegories. - "The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne", Frank Preston Stearns.
• " The Artist of the Beautiful" is a Dantean allegory, and a poetic gem. - "The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne", Frank Preston Stearns.