byzantine

1. n. A gold coin, so called from being coined at Byzantium. See Bezant. Source: opted

2. a. Of or pertaining to Byzantium. Source: opted

3. n. A native or inhabitant of Byzantium, now Constantinople; sometimes, applied to an inhabitant of the modern city of Constantinople. C () C is the third letter of the English alphabet. It is from the Latin letter C, which in old Latin represented the sounds of k, and g (in go); its original value being the latter. In Anglo-Saxon words, or Old English before the Norman Conquest, it always has the sound of k. The Latin C was the same letter as the Greek /, /, and came from the Greek alphabet. The Greeks got it from the Ph/nicians. The English name of C is from the Latin name ce, and was derived, probably, through the French. Etymologically C is related to g, h, k, q, s (and other sibilant sounds). Examples of these relations are in L. acutus, E. acute, ague; E. acrid, eager, vinegar; L. cornu, E. horn; E. cat, kitten; E. coy, quiet; L. circare, OF. cerchier, E. search. Source: opted

4. adj. of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it Source: wordnet

5. adj. of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium Source: wordnet

6. adj. highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious Source: wordnet

7. n. a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire Source: wordnet

8. A gold coin, so called from being coined at Byzantium. See Bezant. Of or pertaining to Byzantium. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Byzantium, now Constantinople; sometimes, applied to an inhabitant of the modern city of Constantinople. [ Written also Bizantine.] Byzantine church, the Eastern or Greek church, as distinguished from the Western or Roman or Latin church.See under Greek. -- Byzantine empire, the Eastern Roman or Greek empire from A.D. 364 or A.D. 395 to the capture of Constantinople by the Turks, A.D. 1453. -- Byzantine historians, historians and writers (Zonaras, Procopius, etc.) who lived in the Byzantine empire. P. Cyc. Byzantine style (Arch.), a style of architecture developed in the Byzantine empire. Note: Its leading forms are the round arch, the dome, the pillar, the circle, and the cross. The capitals of the pillars are the endless variety, and full of invention. The mosque of St. Sophia, Constantinople, and the church of St. Mark, Venice, are prominent examples of Byzantine architecture. Source: webster

9. Of or pertaining to Byzantium.-- n. Source: adambom

10. j:88/n:12 n. a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire a. of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it a. of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium Source: ecdict

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