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byzantine
A native or inhabitant of Byzantium, now Constantinople; sometimes, applied to an inhabitant of the modern city of Constantinople
characterized by elaborate scheming and intrigue; devious; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "a fine hand for Byzantine deals and cozy arrangements"
of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium
of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it; "Byzantine monks"; "Byzantine rites
a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire
a ) Reference to Greek manuscripts of the New Testament, or b ) Reference to the Greek Orthodoxist Church ( SEE: Orthodoxism )
Of or pertaining to Byzantium
highly involved or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "intricate needlework"; "an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months"
disapproval If you describe a system or process as byzantine, you are criticizing it because it seems complicated or secretive. Byzantine architecture Byzantine art Byzantine chant Byzantine Empire
the art and architecture of the Eastern Roman Empire from about AD 330 to 1450 The style itself is mostly religious Pieces are characterized by a strong use of colors and figures The figures seem to be flat with prominent eyes and backgrounds that are golden in tone Most works of the period tend to be clear and simple, probably for an effective presentation of the intended religious lesson
A gold coin, so called from being coined at Byzantium
Byzantine means related to or connected with the Byzantine Empire. Byzantine civilisation There are also several well-preserved Byzantine frescoes
of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it; "Byzantine monks"; "Byzantine rites"
Referring or attributed to Byzantium, the ancient Greek city on the Bosporus, which later (331 A D ) became the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, and then of the Medieval Greek Empire of Constantinople Its people are known as Byzantines and its cultural heritage as Byzantine (i e , Byzantine art, the Empire, church, architecture, music, etc )
a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire characterized by elaborate scheming and intrigue; devious; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "a fine hand for Byzantine deals and cozy arrangements"
An adjective meaning, "characteristic of the Byzantine empire " The Byzantine Empire was the successor to the Roman Empire Its capital was Constantinople, and it lasted roughly from the fall of Rome in the fifth century AD to the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottoman Empire in the fifteenth century AD The adjective can be used in reference to works of art, architecture, history and other aspects of culture
a complex form of key-card Blackwood
referring to the eastern Roman Empire, based in Constantinople, after the fall of Rome
The style of the Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire from the sixth century onwards, characterised by the use of centralised church planning, low domes, semicircular arches, and mosaic decoration
(BIZ an teen): Pertaining to that *Tradition of the *Churchwhich had its beginnings in the city of Constantinople (present-day Istanbul), otherwise known in ancient times as "Byzantium" (biz AN tee um) This largest Eastern *Rite of the Church embraces 13 *sui iuris (self-governing) Churches, such as the Ukrainian Church, the Melkite Church, and the Ruthenian Church Christians of the Byzantine Tradition are either Catholic or Orthodox
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