CLUNY

Meaning of CLUNY in English

/klooh"nee/ ; Fr. /klyuu nee"/ , n.

a town in E France, N of Lyons: ruins of a Benedictine abbey. 4000.

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CLUNY — County: Fife Post Code: KY2
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CLUNY — geographical name town E central France NNW of Lyon population 4724
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CLUNY — Monastery founded in 910 by William the Pious, duke of Aquitaine. Established as a pious donation for the cure of …
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CLUNY — n. town in east-central France; town in Alberta (Canada)
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CLUNY — geographical name town E central France NNW of Lyon population 4724
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CLUNY — town, east central France, Sane-et-Loire dpartement, Bourgogne region, northwest of Mcon. It owed its early importance to its celebrated Benedictine …
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CLUNY — Cluny BrE AmE ˈkluːn i —French [ kly ni ]
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CLUNY — n. Monastery founded in 910 by William the Pious, duke of Aquitaine. Established as a pious donation for the cure …
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CLUNY — Клюни
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CLUNY — n. Pronunciation: ' klü-n ē , klü- ' Function: geographical name town E cen France NNW of Lyon pop 4371
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OFFORD CLUNY — County: Cambridgeshire Post Code: PE18
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CLUNY LACE — ˈklünē-, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷- noun Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: from the Abbey of Cluny, Cluny, France, where it was used by …
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CLUNY LACE — 1. ivory-white bobbin lace made of strong linen or cotton thread. 2. a machine lace, usually of cotton, copied from …
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ODO OF CLUNY, SAINT — born c. 879, , Maine died Nov. 18, 942, Tours, Touraine ; feast day November 18 French Saint Odon, or …
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HUGH OF CLUNY, SAINT — born 1024, Semur-en-Brionnais, Burgundy died April 29, 1109, Cluny, France; canonized 1120; feast day April 29 French Saint Hugues De …
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CLUNY GUIPURE — French bobbin lace first made in the mid-19th century. It is called Cluny because it was inspired by examples of …
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CLUNY MUSEUM — French Muse De Cluny, in Paris, museum of medieval arts and crafts housed in the Htel de Cluny, a Gothic …
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BERNARD DE CLUNY,
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PRUD'HON, PIERRE-PAUL — born April 4, 1758, Cluny, France died Feb. 16, 1823, Paris French painter. During his years in Rome (1784–88), the …
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PETER THE VENERABLE — born с 1092, Montboissier, Auvergne, Arles died Dec. 25, 1156, Cluny, Burgundy French abbot of Cluny (from 1122). He joined …
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PETER DAMIAN, SAINT — born 1007, Ravenna died Feb. 22, 1072, Faenze; feast day February 21 Italian cardinal and Doctor of the Church. He …
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MACLEOD, J(OHN) J(AMES) R(ICKARD) — born Sept. 6, 1876, Cluny, near Dunkeld, Perth, Scot. died March 16, 1935, Aberdeen Scottish physiologist. He taught in U.S., …
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HENRY III — I born Oct. 1, 1207, Winchester, Hampshire, Eng. died Nov. 16, 1272, London King of England (1216–72). He inherited the …
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ALL SOULS' DAY — In the Roman Catholic church, a day commemorating all the Christians believed to be in purgatory . Celebrated on November …
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CLUNIAC — I. ˈklünēˌak adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Medieval Latin Cluniacus, from Abbey of Cluny, Cluny, France + Latin -acus, adjective …
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PETER THE VENERABLE — born c. 1092, , Montboissier, Auvergne, Arles died Dec. 25, 1156, Cluny, Burgundy also called Blessed Peter Of Montboissier, French …
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GLABER, RADULFUS — born c. 985, , near Auxerre, Bourgogne died c. 1047, , Auxerre medieval monk and chronicler whose works, though lacking …
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GISLEBERTUS — born 12th century The Last Judgment, west tympanum and portal of the cathedral at Saint-Lazare, Autun, French Gislebert French sculptor …
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BURGUNDIAN ROMANESQUE STYLE — architectural and sculptural style (c. 1075c. 1125) that emerged in the duchy of Burgundy in eastern France and marked some …
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BENEDICTINE — member of the Order of Saint Benedict (O.S.B.) the confederated congregations of monks and lay brothers who follow the rule …
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ALGER OF LIGE, — born c. 1060, Lige, Lower Lorraine [now in Belgium] died c. 1131, Cluny, Burgundy [now in France] also called Alger …
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PETER THE VENERABLE — born 0441; 1092, Montboissier, Auvergne, Arles died Dec. 25, 1156, Cluny, Burgundy French abbot of Cluny (from 1122). He joined …
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