DIONYSIUS EXIGUUS

Meaning of DIONYSIUS EXIGUUS in English

/eg zig"yooh euhs, ek sig"-/

died A.D. 556?, Scythian monk, chronologist, and scholar: devised the current system of reckoning the Christian era.

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DIONYSIUS EXIGUUS, — English Denis The Little flourished 6th century AD celebrated 6th-century canonist who is considered the inventor of the Christian calendar, …
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DIONYSIUS EXIGUUS — biographical name circa 500- circa 560 Christian monk
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DIONYSIUS EXIGUUS — biographical name circa 500- circa 560 Christian monk
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIONYSIUS EXIGUUS — Дионисий Малый
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DIONYSIUS EXIGUUS — Pronunciation: eg- ' zi-gy ə -w ə s Function: biographical name ca 500- ca 560 Christian monk
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DIONYSIUS — I. biographical name circa 430-367 B.C. the Elder Greek tyrant of Syracuse (405-367), II. biographical name the Younger tyrant of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DIONYSIUS — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Dionysius I Dionysius the Elder Dionysius of Halicarnassus Dionysius the Areopagite {{link=Pseudo Dionysius the …
Английский словарь Британика
DIONYSIUS — /duy'euh nish"ee euhs, -nis"-, -nish"euhs, -nuy"see euhs/ , n. 1. ( "the Elder" ) 431?-367 B.C., Greek soldier: tyrant of …
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DIONYSIUS — I. ˌdī-ə-ˈni-shē-əs, -sē-əs, -shəs; -ˈnī-sē-əs biographical name circa 430-367 B.C. the Elder Greek tyrant of Syracuse (405-367) II. biographical name …
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DIONYSIUS — Dionysius BrE AmE ˌda ɪ ‿ə ˈnɪz i‿əs -ˈnɪs- AmE \ -ˈnɪʃ- (*)
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DIONYSIUS — Dionysius Lardner Boursiquot Dionysius I Dionysius the Elder Dionysius of Halicarnassus Dionysius the Areopagite Pseudo Dionysius the Areopagite
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DIONYSIUS — or Dionysius the Elder born 0441; 430 BC died 367 Tyrant of Syracuse (405367). He became ruler with Spartan help …
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DIONYSIUS — (devoted to Dionysus, i.e., Bacchus) the Areop'agite, (Acts 17:34) an eminent Athenian, converted to Christianity by the preaching of St. …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
DIONYSIUS — divinely touched
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DIONYSIUS — Дионисий
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PSEUDO-DIONYSIUS THE AREOPAGITE — flourished с 500 Probably a Syrian monk. Under the pseudonym Dionysius the Areopagite , he wrote a series of treatises …
Английский словарь Британика
DIONYSIUS THE AREOPAGITE — flourished 1st century Biblical figure, converted by St. Paul . His conversion at Athens is mentioned in Acts 17:34, and …
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DIONYSIUS OF HALICARNASSUS — flourished с 20 BC Greek historian and teacher of rhetoric. Born in Halicarnassus, Caria (Asia Minor), Dionysius went to Rome …
Английский словарь Британика
DIONYSIUS I — or Dionysius the Elder born с 430 BC died 367 Tyrant of Syracuse (405–367). He became ruler with Spartan help …
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DIONYSIAN — in sense 1 |dīə|nisēən, in sense 2 -nizhən or -nishən or -nīsēən adjective Etymology: in sense 1, from Dionysius (personal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PSEUDO-DIONYSIUS — /sooh"doh duy'euh nish"ee euhs, -nis"-/ , n. fl. c4th or 5th century A.D., author of a number of mystical works: …
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DIONYSIUS, SAINT — born , Greece? died Dec. 26, 268, Rome; feast day December 6 pope from July 22, 259, to Dec. 26, …
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DIONYSIUS THE YOUNGER — ruler of Syracuse, in Sicily, 367357 and 346344 BC. Dionysius was the son and successor of Dionysius the Elder, but …
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DIONYSIUS THE ELDER — born c. 430 BC died 367 tyrant of Syracuse from 405 who, by his conquests in Sicily and southern Italy, …
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DIONYSIUS THE CARTHUSIAN — Flemish Denys Van Leeuwen, or De Leeuwis, also called Denys Ryckel, or Van Rijkel born 1402/1403, Rijkel, Lower Lorraine, Holy …
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DIONYSIUS THE AREOPAGITE — flourished 1st century AD biblical figure, converted by St. Paul at Athens (Acts 17:34), who acquired a notable posthumous reputation …
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DIONYSIUS TELMAHARENSIS, — died Aug. 22, 845 also called Dionysius Of Tell Mahre patriarch of the Syrian Jacobite church and author of an …
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DIONYSIUS OF ALEXANDRIA, SAINT — born c. 200, Alexandria died c. 265, Alexandria; feast day November 17 also called Saint Dionysius The Great bishop of …
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EXIGUOUS — adjective Etymology: Latin exiguus, from exigere Date: 1651 excessively scanty ; inadequate , ~ly adverb ~ness noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DIONYSIAN — adjective Date: 1607 1. of or relating to Dionysius, of or relating to the theological writings once mistakenly attributed to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DAMOCLES — flourished 4th century BC Member of the court of Dionysius I the Elder at Syracuse in Sicily. Legend holds that …
Английский словарь Британика
EXIGUOUS — (ˈ)eg|zigyəwəs, (ˈ)ek|si- adjective Etymology: Latin exiguus, from exigere to drive out, demand, weigh, measure : scanty in amount : meager …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EXIGUITY — ˌeksəˈgyüəd.ē, ˌegzə- noun ( -es ) Etymology: Latin exiguitat-, exiguitas, from exiguus + -itat-, -itas -ity : exiguous state or …
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CHRISTIAN ERA — noun Usage: usually capitalized C : the era used in Christian countries for numbering the years since the birth of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHRISTIAN ERA — () The era in use in all Christian countries, which was intended to commence with the birth of Christ. The …
Английский словарь Webster
EXIGUOUS — — exiguity /ek'si gyooh"i tee/ , exiguousness , n. — exiguously , adv. /ig zig"yooh euhs, ik sig"-/ , adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EXIGUOUS — adjective Etymology: Latin exiguus, from exigere Date: 1651 : excessively scanty : inadequate wrest an exiguous existence from the land …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHRISTIAN ERA — add. ·- the era in use in all christian countries, which was intended to commence with the birth of christ. …
Webster English vocab
EXIGUOUS — [ ɪg'zɪgjʊəs , ɛg- ] ■ adjective formal very small. Derivatives exiguity -'gju:ɪti noun ~ly adverb ~ness noun Origin C17: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
EXIGUOUS — [ex.ig.u.ous] adj [L exiguus, fr. exigere] (1651): excessively scanty: inadequate "wrest an ~ existence from the land" "~ evidence" -- …
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SYRACUSE — city, seat (1827) of Onondaga county, central New York, U.S. It lies at the south end of Lake Onondaga, midway …
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PLATO
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PHILISTUS — born c. 430 BC, , Syracuse, Sicily [now in Italy] died 356 Greek historian of Sicily during the reigns of …
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PASCHAL CONTROVERSIES — in the Christian Church, disputes concerning the correct date for observing Easter (Greek Pascha). The earliest controversy was over the …
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MARIANUS SCOTUS — born 1028, Ireland died Dec. 22, 1082 or 1083, Mainz, Franconia [now in Germany] original name Moel-Brigte (Gaelic: Servant of …
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LONGINUS — flourished 1st century AD also called Dionysius Longinus, or Pseudo-longinus name sometimes assigned to the author of On the Sublime …
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DIONYSIAN PERIOD — also called Great Paschal period, or Victorian period in the Julian calendar, a period of 532 years covering a complete …
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A / THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES — ( literary ) a bad or unpleasant thing that might happen to you at any time and that makes you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EXIGUOUS — / egˈzɪgjuəs; NAmE / adjective ( formal ) very small in size or amount; hardly enough •• WORD ORIGIN mid …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EXIGUOUS — ex ‧ ig ‧ u ‧ ous /ɪɡˈzɪɡuəs/ BrE AmE adjective formal [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EXIGUOUS — adj. scanty, small. øøexiguity n. exiguously adv. exiguousness n. [L exiguus scanty f. exigere weigh exactly: see EXACT]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EXIGUOUS — adj. scanty, small. exiguity n. exiguously adv. exiguousness n. [ L exiguus scanty f. exigere weigh exactly: see EXACT ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EXIGUOUS — adj. scanty, small. Derivatives: exiguity n. exiguously adv. exiguousness n. Etymology: L exiguus scanty f. exigere weigh exactly: see EXACT
Oxford English vocab
DAMOCLES — [Greek] Damocles was a courtier of Dionysius the Elder. According to a legend, Damocles on one occasion commented to his …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
JESUS CHRIST — "The life and character of Jesus Christ," says Dr. Schaff, "is the holy of holies in the history of the …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
ДИОНИСИЙ МАЛЫЙ — Dionysius Exiguus
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
ДИОНИСИЙ — имя двуХ ДревНеГРЕчеСкИх ТирАНоВ, ПРаВИВШиХ В сИРАКуЗаХ нА СицИлИи. ДиОНисИй стаРшИй. КОГдА в 405 До Н.Э. НАД грЕчеСкОЙ ЧАСТЬЮ СИцИлИИ …
Русский словарь Colier

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