byzantine

Definition of Byzantine in English :

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Noun

1. byzantine

a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire

Adjective

2. byzantine

of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it

Example Sentences:
'Byzantine monks'
'Byzantine rites'

3. byzantine

of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium

4. byzantine, convoluted, involved, knotty, tangled, tortuous

highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

Example Sentences:
'the Byzantine tax structure'
'Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship'
'convoluted legal language'
'convoluted reasoning'
'the plot was too involved'
'a knotty problem'
'got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering'
'Oh, what a tangled web we weave'
'tortuous legal procedures'
'tortuous negotiations lasting for months'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Byzantine

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adjective

1.

of, characteristic of, or relating to Byzantium or the Byzantine Empire

2.

of, relating to, or characterizing the Orthodox Church or its rites and liturgy

3.

of or relating to the highly coloured stylized form of religious art developed in the Byzantine Empire

4.

of or relating to the style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire, characterized by massive domes with square bases, rounded arches, spires and minarets, and the extensive use of mosaics

5.

denoting the Medieval Greek spoken in the Byzantine Empire

6.

(of attitudes, etc) inflexible or complicated

noun

7.

an inhabitant of Byzantium

Byzantine

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adjective

1.

of Byzantium or the Byzantine Empire, or its people or culture

2.

of or pertaining to the Eastern Orthodox Church

3. [occas. b-]

resembling the government or politics of the Byzantine Empire in structure, spirit, etc.; specif., characterized by complexity, deviousness, intrigue, etc.

4. Architecture

designating or of a style developed in Byzantium and E Europe between the 4th and 15th cent., characterized by domes over square areas, round arches, elaborate mosaics, etc.

5. Art

designating or of the decorative style of the mosaics, frescoes, etc. of the Byzantine Empire, characterized by lack of perspective, use of rich colors, esp. gold, and emphasis on religious symbolism

noun

6.

a person born or living in Byzantium

Byzantine

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adj.

1.

a. Of or relating to the ancient city of Byzantium.

b. Of or relating to the Byzantine Empire.

2. Of or belonging to the style of architecture developed from the fifth century AD in the Byzantine Empire, characterized especially by a central dome resting on a cube formed by four round arches and their pendentives and by the extensive use of surface decoration, especially veined marble panels, low relief carving, and colored glass mosaics.

3. Of the painting and decorative style developed in the Byzantine Empire, characterized by formality of design, frontal stylized presentation of figures, rich use of color, especially gold, and generally religious subject matter.

4.

a. Of the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it.

b. Of an Eastern Catholic church that maintains the worship of the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it.

5. often byzantine

a. Of, relating to, or characterized by intrigue; scheming or devious: "a fine hand for Byzantine deals and cozy arrangements" (New York).

b. Highly complicated; intricate and involved: a bill to simplify the byzantine tax structure.

n.

A native or inhabitant of Byzantium or the Byzantine Empire.

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