Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 a Roman who was an early Christian philosopher and statesman who was executed for treason; 
 Boethius had a decisive influence on medieval logic (circa 480-524); 
[syn: Boethius, Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
    n 1: a Roman who was an early Christian philosopher and
         statesman who was executed for treason; Boethius had a
         decisive influence on medieval logic (circa 480-524) [syn:
         Boethius, Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius]