LINDISFARNE

Meaning of LINDISFARNE in English

Lin ‧ dis ‧ farne /ˈlɪndəsfɑːn, ˈlɪndɪsfɑːn $ -fɑːrn/ BrE AmE

another name for ↑ Holy Island

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

LINDISFARNE — geographical name see: Holy Island
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LINDISFARNE — or Holy Island Historic small island 2 mi (3 km) from the English Northumbrian coast. It became a religious centre …
Английский словарь Британика
LINDISFARNE — /lin"deuhs fahrn'/ , n. See Holy Island (def. 1).
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LINDISFARNE — — see Holy Island 1
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LINDISFARNE — Lindisfarne BrE AmE ˈlɪnd ɪs fɑːn -əs- AmE \ -fɑːrn
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LINDISFARNE — or Holy Island Historic small island 2 mi (3 km) from the English Northumbrian coast. It became a religious centre …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LINDISFARNE — ( also Holy Island ) a small island off the coast of Northumberland in north-east England. A monastery (= Christian …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
LINDISFARNE — о-в Линдисфарн (то же, что (Holy Island)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
LINDISFARNE — о-в Линдисфарн (то же, что Holy Island)
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
LINDISFARNE — Function: geographical name ― see HOLY ISLAND 1
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LINDISFARNE GOSPELS — Lindisfarne . The book was designed and executed by Eadfrith, who became bishop of Lindisfarne in 698. Illuminated in the …
Английский словарь Британика
LINDISFARNE GOSPELS — manuscript (MS. Cotton Nero D.IV.; British Museum, London) illuminated in the late 7th or 8th century in the Hiberno-Saxon style. …
Britannica English vocabulary
COLMAN OF LINDISFARNE, SAINT — born c. 605, , Ireland died Aug. 8, 676, Inishbofin Island; feast day, Scottish diocese of Argyll and the Isles …
Britannica English vocabulary
LINDISFARNE GOSPELS — ˌLindisfarne ˈGospels, the BrE AmE an ↑ illuminated (=with the pages decorated with gold paint and other bright colours) copy …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LINDISFARNE GOSPELS, THE — ˌLindisfarne ˈGospels, the BrE AmE an ↑ illuminated (=with the pages decorated with gold paint and other bright colours) copy …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LINDISFARNE GOSPELS — Illuminated manuscript version of the four Gospels, produced in the late 7th century for the Northumbrian island monastery of Lindisfarne …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LINDISFARNE GOSPELS — a book containing the four Christian Gospels, produced on the island of Lindisfarne around AD 700. It is written by …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
NORTHUMBRIA — Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Britain. Located between the River Humber and the Firth of Forth, it extended from the Irish Sea …
Английский словарь Британика
NORTHUMBERLAND — Administrative (pop., 2001: 307,186) and historic county, northeastern England. It includes several islands, including Lindisfarne (Holy Island), and much of …
Английский словарь Британика
HIBERNO-SAXON STYLE — Decorative style that resulted when Irish (Hibernian) monks went to England in 635. It mingled the Celtic decorative tradition curvilinear …
Английский словарь Британика
GOSPEL — I Any of the four New Testament books narrating the life and death of Jesus . The Gospels of Matthew …
Английский словарь Британика
AIDAN, SAINT — born Ireland died Aug. 31, 651, Bamburgh, Northumberland, Eng.; feast day August 31 Apostle of Northumbria and founder of Lindisfarne …
Английский словарь Британика
NORTHUMBRIA — Old English Northanhymbre one of the most important kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England, lying north of the Humber River. During its …
Britannica English vocabulary
HOLY ISLAND — also called Lindisfarne historic small island (2 sq mi ) in the west North Sea, 2 mi (3 km) from …
Britannica English vocabulary
CUTHBERT, SAINT — born 634/635, probably Northumbria, Eng. died March 20, 687, islet of Inner Farne, or House, off Northumbria; feast day March …
Britannica English vocabulary
BEDE THE VENERABLE, SAINT — born 672/673, traditionally Monkton in Jarrow, Northumbria died May 25, 735, Jarrow; canonized 1899; feast day May 25 Bede also …
Britannica English vocabulary
ANGLO-SAXON ART — manuscript illumination and architecture produced in Britain from about the 7th century to the Norman Conquest of 1066. Anglo-Saxon art …
Britannica English vocabulary
AIDAN, SAINT — born , Ireland died Aug. 31, 651, Bamburgh, Northumberland, Eng.; feast day August 31 apostle of Northumbria, monastic founder, first …
Britannica English vocabulary
AIDAN, SAINT — born Ireland died Aug. 31, 651, Bamburgh, Northumberland, Eng.; feast day August 31 Apostle of Northumbria and founder of Lindisfarne …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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