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Webster 1913 Edition
Byzantine
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Byz′ant
,Byz′an-tine
(-ăn′tīn)
Noun.
[OE.
besant
, besaunt
, F. besant
, fr. LL. Byzantius
, Byzantinus
, fr. Byzantium
.] (Numis.)
A gold coin, so called from being coined at
Byzantium
. See Bezant
. By-zan′tine
(bĭ-zăn′tĭn)
, Adj.
Of or pertaining to
– Byzantium
. Noun.
A native or inhabitant of
Byzantium
, now Constantinople
; sometimes, applied to an inhabitant of the modern city of Constantinople. [Written also
Bizantine
.] Byzantine church
, the Eastern or Greek church, as distinguished from the Western or Roman or Latin church. See under
– Greek
. Byzantine empire
, the Eastern Roman or Greek empire from
– a. d.
364 or a. d.
395 to the capture of Constantinople by the Turks, a. d.
1453. Byzantine historians
, historians and writers (Zonaras, Procopius, etc.) who lived in the Byzantine empire.
P. Cyc.
– Byzantine style
(Arch.)
, a style of architecture developed in the Byzantine empire.
Its leading forms are the round arch, the dome, the pillar, the circle, and the cross. The capitals of the pillars are of endless variety, and full of invention. The mosque of St. Sophia, Constantinople, and the church of St. Mark, Venice, are prominent examples of Byzantine architecture.
Webster 1828 Edition
Byzantine
BYZ'ANTINE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Byzantine
Byzantine
See also: byzantine
English
Alternative forms
Adjective
Byzantine (comparative more Byzantine, superlative most Byzantine)
- Overly complex or intricate.
- a Byzantine system of regulations
- Of or pertaining to Byzantium.
- (historical) Belonging to the civilization of the Eastern Roman empire between 331, when its capital was moved to Constantinople, and 1453, when that capital was conquered by the Turks and ultimately renamed Istanbul.
- Of a devious, usually stealthy manner, of practice.
Derived terms
- Byzantinist
Translations
of or pertaining to Byzantium
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belonging to the civilisation of the Eastern-Roman empire
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overly complex or intricate
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of a devious usually stealthy manner
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Noun
Byzantine (plural Byzantines)
- (historical) A native of Byzantium (modern-day Istanbul) or of the Byzantine empire
- Alternative form of byzantine (coin)
Translations
native of Byzantine Empire
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byzantine
byzantine
See also: Byzantine
English
Adjective
byzantine (comparative more byzantine, superlative most byzantine)
- Alternative spelling of Byzantine
- 2008, Dan Bilefsky, Fears of New Ethnic Conflict in Bosnia, New York Times
- The result is a byzantine system of government directed by 160 ministers, a structure that absorbs 50 percent of Bosnia’s gross domestic product of $15 billion, according to the World Bank.
- 2008, Dan Bilefsky, Fears of New Ethnic Conflict in Bosnia, New York Times
Noun
byzantine (plural byzantines)
- (historical) A byzant (coin).