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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
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