SATANIC VERSES

Meaning of SATANIC VERSES in English

a novel (1988) by Salman Rushdie about the religion of Islam. Some Muslims found it very offensive. The Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran declared that Rushdie should be killed, and public protests against the book took place in Britain and many other countries. As a result Rushdie was forced to live for ten years under police protection at a secret address.

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SATANIC VERSES — Saˌtanic ˈVerses, The BrE AmE (1988) a novel by Salman ↑ Rushdie which caused great offence to many people whose …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SATANIC VERSES — Сатанинские аяты
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SATANIC VERSES — Сатанинские аяты
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
VERSES — (Noun) balak
English-Visayan vocabulary
SATANIC — satanasnon
English-Visayan vocabulary
SATANIC — adjective Date: 1667 of, relating to, or characteristic of Satan or satanism , characterized by extreme cruelty or viciousness, ~ally …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SATANIC — səˈtanik, (ˈ)sā|t-, -nēk adjective Etymology: Late Greek satanikos, from Greek Satan, Satanas Satan + -ikos -ic 1. sometimes capitalized a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SATANIC — (a.) Alt. of Satanical
Английский словарь Webster
SATANIC — ( a. ) Alt. of Satanical
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SATANIC — — satanically , adv. — satanicalness , n. /seuh tan"ik, say-/ , adj. 1. of Satan. 2. characteristic of or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SATANIC — adj. pertaining to Satan, pertaining to Lucifer; characteristic of Satan, devilish, wicked, diabolical, demonic
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SATANIC — adjective Date: 1667 1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Satan or satanism satanic pride satanic rites 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SATANIC — adj ·alt. of satanical.
Webster English vocab
SATANIC — ■ adjective 1》 of or characteristic of Satan. 2》 connected with satanism. Derivatives ~ally adverb
Concise Oxford English vocab
SATANIC — [sa.tan.ic] adj (1667) 1: of, relating to, or characteristic of Satan or satanism "~ pride" "~ rites" 2: characterized by …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SATANIC — satanic BrE AmE sə ˈtæn ɪk ▷ satanic|al ə l ▷ satanic|ally ə l‿i
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SATANIC — / səˈtænɪk; NAmE ; NAmE also seɪˈt-/ adjective 1. (often Sa·tan·ic ) connected with the worship of the Devil : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SATANIC — sa ‧ tan ‧ ic /səˈtænɪk/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . relating to practices that treat the Devil like a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SATANIC — adj. 1 of, like, or befitting Satan. 2 diabolical, hellish. øøsatanically adv.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SATANIC — adj. 1 of, like, or befitting Satan. 2 diabolical, hellish. satanically adv.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SATANIC — Something that is satanic is considered to be caused by or influenced by Satan. ...satanic cults. ...satanic ritual. ADJ : …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SATANIC — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN mill ▪ Most people's historical picture of industry consists of the concept of the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SATANIC — [adjective]a satanic cult/practice/riteIt was suggested that some children have recently been the victims of satanic abuse (= cruel treatment by …
Cambridge English vocab
SATANIC — adj. Function: adjective 1 of, relating to, or characteristic of Satan FF1C; Satanic rites FF1E; Synonyms: devilish, diabolic, Mephistophelian Related …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
VERSES — n. pl. Numbers, poetry, song.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
SATANIC — adjective 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Satan Satanic rites Synonyms: devilish, diabolic, Mephistophelian Related Word: saturnine 2. Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SATANIC — adj. Satanic is used with these nouns: ↑ cult , ↑ ritual
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SATANIC — adj. 1 diabolic(al), fiendish, devilish, Mephistophelian, demonic, demoniac(al), infernal, cacodemonic, ghoulish, hellish, infernal, evil, wicked, iniquitous, corrupt, depraved, perverted, perverse, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
VERSES — severs serves
Anagrams English vocabulary
VERSES — Стихи
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SATANIC — прил. 1) сатанинский 2) дьявольский, адский Satanic hatred ≈ адская ненависть Satanic сатанинский
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
VERSES — Стихотворении
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
VERSES — Стихи
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
VERSES — Стихе
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SATANIC — satanic.ogg \səʹtænık,-səʹtænık(ə)l a 1. сатанинский, дьявольский satanic(al) influence - влияние самого сатаны the satanic(al) host - падшие ангелы His Satanic(al) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SATANIC — прил.1) сатанинский (относящийся к Сатане) to succumb to Satanic temptation — поддаться искушению Сатаны Satanic worship — культ Сатаны, поклонение …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SATANIC — a 1. сатанинский, дьявольский ~(al) influence - влияние самого сатаны the ~(al) host - падшие ангелы His Satanic(al) Majesty - …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SATANIC — \səʹtænık,-səʹtænık(ə)l a 1. сатанинский, дьявольский satanic(al) influence - влияние самого сатаны the satanic(al) host - падшие ангелы His Satanic(al) Majesty …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
VERSES — вирши
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
VERSES — вирши
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SATANIC — прил. 1) сатанинский ( относящийся к Сатане ) to succumb to Satanic temptation — поддаться искушению Сатаны Satanic worship — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SATANIC — прил. 1) сатанинский (относящийся к Сатане) to succumb to Satanic temptation — поддаться искушению Сатаны Satanic worship — культ Сатаны, поклонение Сатане - His …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
VERSES — Стихи
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SATANIC — прил. 1) сатанинский 2) дьявольский, адский Satanic hatred ≈ адская ненависть Satanic сатанинский
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
QURAN — It was demanded of the Prophet, as it had been of other prophets, that he produce a miracle. The Prophet …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
QUR'AN — It was demanded of the Prophet, as it had been of other prophets, that he produce a miracle. The Prophet …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
KURAN — It was demanded of the Prophet, as it had been of other prophets, that he produce a miracle. The Prophet …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
KORAN — It was demanded of the Prophet, as it had been of other prophets, that he produce a miracle. The Prophet …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
KOR'AN — It was demanded of the Prophet, as it had been of other prophets, that he produce a miracle. The Prophet …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
HOLY QURAN — It was demanded of the Prophet, as it had been of other prophets, that he produce a miracle. The Prophet …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
TRIPOS — ˈtrīˌpäs noun ( -es ) Etymology: modification (influenced by Greek nouns ending in -os ) of Latin tripus tripod — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RHYME — vt to put into rhyme. 2. rhyme ·vt to influence by rhyme. 3. rhyme ·noun to make rhymes, or verses. …
Webster English vocab
SURAH — also spelled Sura, Arabic Surah, a chapter in the sacred scripture of Islam, the Qur'an. Each of the 114 surahs, …
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RESPONSORY — also called respond plainchant melody and text originally sung responsoriallyi.e., by alternating choir and soloist or soloists. Responsorial singing of …
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BOUTS-RIMS — (French: rhymed ends), rhymed words or syllables to which verses are written, best known from a literary game of making …
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ANTIPHON — in Roman Catholic liturgical music, chant melody and text sung before and after a psalm verse, originally by alternating choirs …
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ALLITERATIVE VERSE — early verse of the Germanic languages in which alliteration, the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or …
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WOOLSEY, SARAH CHAUNCEY — born Jan. 29, 1835, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. died April 9, 1905, Newport, R.I. pseudonym Susan Coolidge American children's author whose …
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TSVETAYEVA, MARINA IVANOVNA
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PATERSON, A(NDREW) B(ARTON) — born Feb. 17, 1864, Narrambla, N.S.W., Australia died Feb. 5, 1941, Sydney byname Banjo Paterson Australian poet and journalist noted …
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JAPANESE LITERATURE — the body of written works produced by Japanese authors in Japanese or, in its earliest beginnings, in the Chinese classical …
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JALAL AD-DIN AR-RUMI — born , c. Sept. 30, 1207, Balkh, Ghurid empire [now in Afghanistan] died Dec. 17, 1273 also called Mawlana the …
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VERSE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES blank verse free verse COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE blank ▪ Coleridge had developed an …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OLD TESTAMENT — I. TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.- â History of the text. -A history of the text of the Old Testament …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary

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