BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE

Meaning of BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE in English

They cursed him with bell, book, and candle; an allusion to the popish form of excommunicating and anathematizing persons who had offended the church.

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE — in Roman Catholicism, a ceremony formerly used in pronouncing the "major excommunication" or "anathema" (see excommunication). Its origins are not …
Britannica English vocabulary
BOOK — I Written (or printed) message of considerable length, meant for circulation and recorded on any of various materials that are …
Английский словарь Британика
BELL — I Hollow vessel, usually of metal, that produces a ringing sound when struck by an interior clapper or a mallet. …
Английский словарь Британика
CANDLE — I. ˈkand ə l, -ˈaa- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English candel, from Old English, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOOK — I. ˈbu̇k noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bōc; akin to Old High German buoh book, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BELL — I. ˈbel noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English belle, from Old English;akin to Middle Low German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANDLE — — candler , n. /kan"dl/ , n. , v. , candled, candling . n. 1. a long, usually slender piece …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOOK — — bookless , adj. — booklike , adj. /book/ , n. 1. a written or printed work of fiction or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BELL — bell 1 — bell-less , adj. /bel/ , n. 1. a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANDLE — I. ˈkan-d ə l noun Etymology: Middle English candel, from Old English, from Latin candela, from candēre Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOOK — I. ˈbu̇k noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bōc; akin to Old High German buoh book, Gothic boka letter …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BELL — I. ˈbel noun Etymology: Middle English belle, from Old English; perhaps akin to Old English bellan to roar — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOOK — noun a composition, written or printed; a treatise. 2. book ·vt to enter, write, or register in a book or …
Webster English vocab
BELL — vt to utter by bellowing. 2. bell ·vt to put a bell upon; as, to bell the cat. 3. bell …
Webster English vocab
CANDLE — [can.dle] n [ME candel, fr. OE, fr. L candela, fr. candere] (bef. 12c) 1: a usu. molded or dipped mass …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOOK — [book] n [ME, fr. OE boc; akin to OHG buoh book, Goth boka letter] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a set …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BELL — [bell] n [ME belle, fr. OE; perh. akin to OE bellan to roar--more at bellow] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CANDLE — light source now mostly used for decorative and ceremonial purposes, consisting of wax, tallow, or similar slow-burning material, commonly in …
Britannica English vocabulary
BOOK — published work of literature or scholarship; the term has been defined by UNESCO for statistical purposes as a non-periodical printed …
Britannica English vocabulary
BELL — hollow vessel usually of metal, but sometimes of horn, wood, glass, or clay, struck near the rim by an interior …
Britannica English vocabulary
CANDLE — candle BrE AmE ˈkænd ə l ▷ candle|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BOOK — / bʊk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PRINTED WORK 1. [ C ] a set of printed pages …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BELL — / bel; NAmE / noun 1. a hollow metal object, often shaped like a cup, that makes a ringing sound …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CANDLE — can ‧ dle S3 /ˈkændl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 600-700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: candela , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOOK — I. book 1 S1 W1 /bʊk/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: boc ] 1 . PRINTED …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BELL — bell S2 W3 /bel/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: belle ] 1 . a piece …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CANDLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick, for giving light …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOOK — n. & v. --n. 1 a a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BELL — n. & v. --n. 1 a hollow usu. metal object in the shape of a deep upturned cup usu. widening …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CANDLE — n. & v. n. 1 a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick, for giving light …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOOK — n. & v. n. 1 a a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BELL — n. & v. n. 1 a hollow usu. metal object in the shape of a deep upturned cup usu. widening …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CANDLE — n. & v. --n. 1. a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick, for giving light …
Oxford English vocab
BOOK — n. & v. --n. 1. a a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one …
Oxford English vocab
BELL — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a hollow usu. metal object in the shape of a deep upturned cup usu. …
Oxford English vocab
CANDLE — ( candles) 1. A candle is a stick of hard wax with a piece of string called a wick through …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOOK — ( books, booking, booked) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A book …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CANDLE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a candle flame ▪ He lit the fire with the candle flame. candle/cigarette/test-tube etc holder …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOOK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a booking fee ( also a service fee American English ) (= a charge …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOOK — (TEXT) [noun] [C] - a set of pages that have been fastened together inside a cover to be read or …
Cambridge English vocab
BELL — [noun] [C] - a hollow metal object shaped like a cup which makes a ringing sound when hit by something …
Cambridge English vocab
BOOK — n. Book of Changes book club Book of Common Prayer Book of Kells Book of the Dead comic book Domesday …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BELL — n. Bell Burnell Susan Jocelyn Susan Jocelyn Bell Bell Laboratories Bell Alexander Graham Bell Arthur Clive Heward Bell Cool Papa …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CANDLE — Synonyms and related words : ASA scale, Agnus Dei, British candle, Hefner candle, Holy Grail, Host, Pieta, Sanctus bell, Sangraal, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BELL — Synonyms and related words : Roman candle, aerophone, aid to navigation, alarm, amber light, arrest, balefire, battery, beacon, beacon fire, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CANDLE — BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE, HOLD A CANDLE.
Slang English vocab
CANDLE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ lighted , lit ▪ flickering ▪ aromatherapy , citronella , scented ▪ wax ▪ votive ▪ holiday …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CANDLE — BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE, HOLD A CANDLE.
Словарь английских идиом
CANDLE — BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE, HOLD A CANDLE.
American Idioms English vocabulary
CANDLE — 1. сущ. 1) свеча to dip candles ≈ потушить свечи to light a candle ≈ зажечь свечи to blow out, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOOK — 1. сущ. 1) книга (материальный объект, состоящий из обложки, страниц и т.д.), том to charge, check a book (out of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BELL — I 1. сущ. 1) колокол, колокольчик; колокол, отсчитывающий время (на башенных часах) cast a bell ring a bell sound a …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CANDLE — candle.ogg 1. ʹkændl n 1. свеча, свечка wax tallow candle - восковая сальная свеча candle grease - свечное сало 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BOOK — book.ogg 1. bʋk n 1. 1> книга picture book - книжка с картинками to be at one's books - сидеть …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BELL — bell.ogg _I 1. bel n 1. 1> колокол; колокольчик; бубенчик Tom bell - большой колокол alarm bell см. alarm-bell bell …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CANDLE — 1) свеча 2) кандела, кд 3) керамический фильтр 4) "свечка" ( название типа бактериального фильтра ) 5) лесн. свечеобразная окраска …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BOOK — 1) книга 2) (книжный) блок 3) том документации 4) принимать заказ, регистрировать заказ; заказывать ( билет ) 5) бронировать место …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BELL — 1) колокол 2) звонок 3) раструб; конус 4) горн. нависшая порода 5) конкреция в кровле ( пласта угля ) 6) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CANDLE — 1) свеча 2) кандела, кд 3) керамический фильтр 4) "свечка" (название типа бактериального фильтра) 5) лесн. свечеобразная окраска (годичных побегов) • - electrical candle - filter candle - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BOOK — 1) книга 2) (книжный) блок 3) том документации 4) принимать заказ, регистрировать заказ; заказывать (билет) 5) бронировать место (на полет) • - address book - aeronautical reference …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BELL — 1) колокол 2) звонок 3) раструб; конус 4) горн. нависшая порода 5) конкреция в кровле (пласта угля) 6) пузырёк (дефект бумаги) || образовывать пузырьки (в …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BOOK — 1) книга 2) книжный 3) резервировать • book edge tinting — закраска обреза field levelling book — нивелирный журнал field record book — реферативный журнал fly by …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

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