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byzantine definition

byzantine


 
  Grep  of  noun  byzantine 
  byzantine 
  byzantine  architecture 
  byzantine  church 
  byzantine  empire 
  byzantine  greek 
 
  Overview  of  noun  byzantine 
 
  The  noun  byzantine  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  Byzantine,  Byzantine  architecture  --  (the  style  of  architecture  developed  in  the  Byzantine  Empire;  massive  domes  with  square  bases  and  rounded  arches  and  spires  and  minarets  and  much  use  of  mosaics) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  byzantine 
 
  The  adj  byzantine  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  Byzantine  --  (of  or  relating  to  the  Eastern  Orthodox  Church;  "Byzantine  monks";  "Byzantine  rites") 
  2.  Byzantine  --  (of  or  relating  to  or  characteristic  of  the  Byzantine  Empire  or  ancient  Byzantium;  "Byzantine  art  and  architecture") 
  3.  Byzantine,  convoluted,  intricate,  involved,  knotty,  labyrinthine,  tangled,  tortuous  --  (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") 
  4.  Byzantine  --  (characterized  by  elaborate  scheming  and  intrigue;  devious;  "Byzantine  methods  for  holding  on  to  his  chairmanship";  "a  fine  hand  for  Byzantine  deals  and  cozy  arrangements") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  byzantine 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  byzantine 
 
  Sense  3 
  Byzantine,  convoluted,  intricate,  involved,  knotty,  labyrinthine,  tangled,  tortuous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  complex)  ->  simple 
 
  Sense  4 
  Byzantine 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  artful)  ->  artless 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  byzantine 
 
  4  senses  of  byzantine 
 
  Sense  1 
  Byzantine 
  Pertains  to  noun  Eastern  Orthodox  Church  (Sense  1) 
  =>Orthodox  Church,  Orthodox  Catholic  Church,  Eastern  Orthodox  Church,  Eastern  Church 
  =>  Catholic  Church 
 
  Sense  2 
  Byzantine 
  Pertains  to  noun  Byzantine  Empire  (Sense  1) 
  =>Byzantine  Empire,  Eastern  Roman  Empire 
  =>  geographical  area,  geographic  area,  geographical  region,  geographic  region 
 
  Sense  3 
  Byzantine,  convoluted,  intricate,  involved,  knotty,  labyrinthine,  tangled,  tortuous 
  =>  complex  (vs.  simple) 
 
  Sense  4 
  Byzantine 
  =>  artful  (vs.  artless) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  byzantine 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  byzantine 
 
  byzantine  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  byzantine 
  byzantine 
 
  Overview  of  noun  byzantine 
 
  The  noun  byzantine  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  Byzantine,  Byzantine  architecture  --  (the  style  of  architecture  developed  in  the  Byzantine  Empire;  massive  domes  with  square  bases  and  rounded  arches  and  spires  and  minarets  and  much  use  of  mosaics) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  byzantine 
 
  The  adj  byzantine  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  Byzantine  --  (of  or  relating  to  the  Eastern  Orthodox  Church;  "Byzantine  monks";  "Byzantine  rites") 
  2.  Byzantine  --  (of  or  relating  to  or  characteristic  of  the  Byzantine  Empire  or  ancient  Byzantium;  "Byzantine  art  and  architecture") 
  3.  Byzantine,  convoluted,  intricate,  involved,  knotty,  labyrinthine,  tangled,  tortuous  --  (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") 
  4.  Byzantine  --  (characterized  by  elaborate  scheming  and  intrigue;  devious;  "Byzantine  methods  for  holding  on  to  his  chairmanship";  "a  fine  hand  for  Byzantine  deals  and  cozy  arrangements") 



byzantine definition