DESERT FATHERS

Meaning of DESERT FATHERS in English

monks, as Saint Anthony or Saint Pachomius, who lived as hermits in the deserts of Egypt and founded the first Christian monasteries.

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DESERT FATHERS — early Christian hermits whose practice of asceticism in the Egyptian desert, beginning in the 3rd century, formed the basis of …
Britannica English vocabulary
DESERT — I Large, extremely dry area of land with fairly sparse vegetation. It is one of the Earth's major types of …
Английский словарь Британика
DESERT — I. des·ert ˈdezə(r)]t, usu ]d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin desertum, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DESERT — desert 1 — desertic /di zerr"tik/ , adj. — desertlike , adj. /dez"euhrt/ , n. 1. a region so arid …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DESERT — I. des·ert ˈde-zərt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin desertum, from Latin, neuter of desertus, past participle …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DESERT — noun that which is deserved; the reward or the punishment justly due; claim to recompense, usually in a good sense; …
Webster English vocab
DESERT — [des.ert] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. LL desertum, fr. L, neut. of desertus, pp. of deserere to desert, fr. de- …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DESERT — any large, extremely dry area of land with sparse vegetation. It is one of the Earth's major types of ecosystems, …
Britannica English vocabulary
DESERT — I de|sert verb BrE AmE di |ˈzɜːt də- AmE -|ˈzɝːt ▷ de|serted ˈzɜːt ɪd -əd AmE ˈzɝːt̬ əd ▷ de|serting …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DESERT — noun , verb ■ noun / ˈdezət; NAmE ˈdezərt/ —see also deserts [ C , U ] a large area …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DESERT — I. des ‧ ert 1 W3 /ˈdezət $ -ərt/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DESERT — n. & adj. --n. a dry barren often sand-covered area of land, characteristically desolate, waterless, and without vegetation; an uninteresting …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DESERT — n. & adj. n. a dry barren often sand-covered area of land, characteristically desolate, waterless, and without vegetation; an uninteresting …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DESERT — 1. v. 1. tr. abandon, give up, leave (deserted the sinking ship). 2 tr. forsake or abandon (a cause or …
Oxford English vocab
DESERT — The noun is pronounced /dezə(r)t/. The verb is pronounced /dɪzɜ:(r)t/ and is hyphenated de‧sert. ( deserted) Frequency: The word is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DESERT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a coastal/desert/mountain etc environment ▪ The storm caused significant damage to the coastal environment. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DESERT — (SANDY AREA) [noun] - (a large area of) land covered with sand or rocks, where there is very little rain …
Cambridge English vocab
DESERT — n. Arabian Desert Atacama Desert desert varnish Gibson Desert Gobi Desert Great Sandy Desert Great Victoria Desert Kalahari Desert Karakum …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DESERT — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ arid , barren , dry , hot ▪ green fields surrounded by arid ~ ▪ vast …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DESERT — n. 25B6; noun an African desert : WASTELAND, wastes, wilderness, wilds, barren land; dust bowl. See list. 25B6; adjective desert …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DESERT — Not a stretch of sand, an utterly barren waste, but a wild, uninhabited region. The words rendered in the Authorized …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
DESERT — noun BAD : I was miles from anywhere, stuck on a desert country road. GOOD : I was miles from …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
FATHERS — Отцы
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DESERT — I 1. сущ. 1) пустыня; пустынный район an arid desert ≈ безводная пустыня trackless desert ≈ безжизненная пустыня reclaim a …
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FATHERS — Отец
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DESERT — desert.ogg _I 1. ʹdezət n 1. пустыня the Sahara Desert - пустыня Сахара near desert - полупустыня 2. необитаемое, пустынное …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FATHERS — (n) отцы
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
DESERT — I 1. [ʹdezət] n 1. пустыня the Sahara Desert - пустыня Сахара near ~ - полупустыня 2. необитаемое, пустынное место; …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DESERT — _I 1. ʹdezət n 1. пустыня the Sahara Desert - пустыня Сахара near desert - полупустыня 2. необитаемое, пустынное место; …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DESERT — I 1. ˈdezət сущ. 1) пустыня; пустынный район an arid desert — безводная пустыня trackless desert — безжизненная пустыня - …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DESERT — I 1. ['¬ўЄ†«] desert.wav сущ. 1) пустыня; пустынный район an arid desert — безводная пустыня trackless desert — безжизненная пустыня - cultural desert - reclaim a desert Syn: plain, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DESERT — пустыня; пустынный - absolute desert - arctic desert - arctic polygon desert - argillaceous desert - clay desert - cold desert - pebble-cobble desert - sagebrush desert - salt …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
DESERT — пустыня; пустынный - absolute desert - arctic desert - arctic polygon desert - argillaceous desert - clay desert - cold …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
DESERT — 1. 1) общ. пустыня the Sahara Desert — пустыня Сахара They were lost in the desert for nine days. — Они блуждали по …
Новый англо-русский толковый словарь по менеджменту и экономике труда
FATHERS — Отцы
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DESERT — I 1. сущ. 1) пустыня; пустынный район an arid desert ≈ безводная пустыня trackless desert ≈ безжизненная пустыня reclaim a …
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PILGRIM FATHERS — in American colonial history, settlers of Plymouth , Mass., the first permanent colony in New England (1620). Of the 102 …
Britannica English vocabulary
FATHERS 4 JUSTICE — Fathers 4 Jus ‧ tice /ˌfɑːðəz fə ˈdʒŋstəs $ -ðərz fər-/ BrE AmE ( abbreviation F4J ) a political organization …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CITY FATHERS — also City Fathers You can refer to the members of a city council or city’s government as the city fathers …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CITY FATHERS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And that means it also had authentic city fathers other than New World Homes and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FATHER — I. ˈfäthə(r), ˈfȧthə(r noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English fader, from Old English fæder; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FATHER — — fatherlike , adj. /fah"dheuhr/ , n. 1. a male parent. 2. a father-in-law, stepfather, or adoptive father. 3. any …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FATHER — noun a senator of ancient rome. 2. father ·vt to provide with a father. 3. father ·noun a respectful mode …
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MONTFORT, SAINT LOUIS-MARIE GRIGNION DE — born Jan. 31, 1673, Montfort-sur-Meu, Fr. died April 28, 1716, St. Laurent-sur-Svre; canonized 1947; feast day April 28 French priest …
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MIGNE, JACQUES-PAUL — born Oct. 25, 1800, Saint-Flour, France died Oct. 24, 1875, Paris French Roman Catholic priest who became one of the …
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LAVIGERIE, CHARLES (-MARTIAL-ALLEMAND) — born Oct. 31, 1825, near Bayonne, Fr. died Nov. 25?, 1892, Algiers cardinal and archbishop of Algiers and Carthage (now …
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JEROME, SAINT — born c. 347, Stridon, Dalmatia died 419/420, Bethlehem, Palestine Latin in full Eusebius Hieronymus, pseudonym Sophronius ; feast day September …
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ISIDORE OF SEVILLE, SAINT, — born c. 560, , Cartagena or Seville, Spain died April 4, 636, Seville; canonized 1598; feast day April 4 Latin …
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EASTERN ORTHODOXY — official name Orthodox Catholic Church one of the three major doctrinal and jurisdictional groups of Christianity, characterized by its continuity …
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FATHER — n. & v. --n. 1 a a man in relation to a child or children born from his fertilization of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FATHER — n. & v. n. 1 a a man in relation to a child or children born from his fertilization of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FATHER — n. & v. --n. 1. a a man in relation to a child or children born from his fertilization of …
Oxford English vocab
FATHER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a proud mother/father/parent ▪ Mark is the proud father of a three-week-old baby boy. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
VISIT — 1. сущ. 1) посещение, визит; путешествие, поездка to cancel a visit ≈ отменить визит to schedule a visit to ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FATHER — 1. сущ. 1) отец proud father ≈ счастливый отец He was like a father to them. ≈ Он был для …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FATHER — 1. ʹfɑ:ðə n 1. 1> отец adoptive father - приёмный отец natural father - отец внебрачного ребёнка 2> заступник, защитник, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FATHER — 1. [ʹfɑ:ðə] n 1. 1) отец adoptive ~ - приёмный отец natural ~ - отец внебрачного ребёнка 2) заступник, защитник, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
FATHER — 1. ʹfɑ:ðə n 1. 1> отец adoptive father - приёмный отец natural father - отец внебрачного ребёнка 2> заступник, защитник, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
VISIT — 1. сущ. 1) посещение, визит; путешествие, поездка to cancel a visit ≈ отменить визит to schedule a visit to ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FATHER — 1. сущ. 1) отец proud father ≈ счастливый отец He was like a father to them. ≈ Он был для …
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