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Byzantine historiansByzantine By*zan"tine (b[i^]*z[a^]n"t[i^]n), a.
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 of 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. Historial
Historial His*to"ri*al, a. [L. historialis: cf. F. historial.]
Historical. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Historian
Historian His*to"ri*an, n. [F. historien.]
1. A writer of history; a chronicler; an annalist.
Even the historian takes great liberties with facts.
--Sir J.
Reynolds.
2. One versed or well informed in history.
Great captains should be good historians. --South.
HistoricHistoric His*tor"ic, Historical His*tor"ic*al, a. [L.
historicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. historique. See History.]
Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events;
as, an historical poem; the historic page. --
His*tor"ic*al*ness, n. -- His*to*ric"i*ty, n.
There warriors frowning in historic brass. --Pope.
Historical painting, that branch of painting which
represents the events of history.
Historical sense, that meaning of a passage which is
deduced from the circumstances of time, place, etc., under
which it was written.
The historic sense, the capacity to conceive and represent
the unity and significance of a past era or age. HistoricalHistoric His*tor"ic, Historical His*tor"ic*al, a. [L.
historicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. historique. See History.]
Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events;
as, an historical poem; the historic page. --
His*tor"ic*al*ness, n. -- His*to*ric"i*ty, n.
There warriors frowning in historic brass. --Pope.
Historical painting, that branch of painting which
represents the events of history.
Historical sense, that meaning of a passage which is
deduced from the circumstances of time, place, etc., under
which it was written.
The historic sense, the capacity to conceive and represent
the unity and significance of a past era or age. historical criticismHigher criticism High"er crit"i*cism
Criticism which includes the study of the contents, literary
character, date, authorship, etc., of any writing; as, the
higher criticism of the Pentateuch. Called also historical
criticism.
The comparison of the Hebrew and Greek texts . . .
introduces us to a series of questions affecting the
composition, the editing, and the collection of the
sacred books. This class of questions forms the special
subject of the branch of critical science which is
usually distinguished from the verbal criticism of the
text by the name of higher, or historical, criticism.
--W. Robertson
Smith. Historical paintingHistoric His*tor"ic, Historical His*tor"ic*al, a. [L.
historicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. historique. See History.]
Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events;
as, an historical poem; the historic page. --
His*tor"ic*al*ness, n. -- His*to*ric"i*ty, n.
There warriors frowning in historic brass. --Pope.
Historical painting, that branch of painting which
represents the events of history.
Historical sense, that meaning of a passage which is
deduced from the circumstances of time, place, etc., under
which it was written.
The historic sense, the capacity to conceive and represent
the unity and significance of a past era or age. Historical senseHistoric His*tor"ic, Historical His*tor"ic*al, a. [L.
historicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. historique. See History.]
Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events;
as, an historical poem; the historic page. --
His*tor"ic*al*ness, n. -- His*to*ric"i*ty, n.
There warriors frowning in historic brass. --Pope.
Historical painting, that branch of painting which
represents the events of history.
Historical sense, that meaning of a passage which is
deduced from the circumstances of time, place, etc., under
which it was written.
The historic sense, the capacity to conceive and represent
the unity and significance of a past era or age. Historically
Historically His*tor"ic*al*ly, adv.
In the manner of, or in accordance with, history.
HistoricalnessHistoric His*tor"ic, Historical His*tor"ic*al, a. [L.
historicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. historique. See History.]
Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events;
as, an historical poem; the historic page. --
His*tor"ic*al*ness, n. -- His*to*ric"i*ty, n.
There warriors frowning in historic brass. --Pope.
Historical painting, that branch of painting which
represents the events of history.
Historical sense, that meaning of a passage which is
deduced from the circumstances of time, place, etc., under
which it was written.
The historic sense, the capacity to conceive and represent
the unity and significance of a past era or age. HistoricityHistoric His*tor"ic, Historical His*tor"ic*al, a. [L.
historicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. historique. See History.]
Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events;
as, an historical poem; the historic page. --
His*tor"ic*al*ness, n. -- His*to*ric"i*ty, n.
There warriors frowning in historic brass. --Pope.
Historical painting, that branch of painting which
represents the events of history.
Historical sense, that meaning of a passage which is
deduced from the circumstances of time, place, etc., under
which it was written.
The historic sense, the capacity to conceive and represent
the unity and significance of a past era or age. Historicize
Historicize His*tor"i*cize, v. t.
To record or narrate in the manner of a history; to
chronicle. [R.]
Historied
Historied His"to*ried, a.
Related in history.
Historier
Historier His*to"ri*er, n.
An historian. [Obs.]
Historiette
Historiette His`to*ri*ette", n. [F., dim. of histoire a
history.]
Historical narration on a small scale; a brief recital; a
story. --Emerson.
Historiographer
Historiographer His*to`ri*og"ra*pher, n. [L. historiographus,
Gr. ?; ? history + ? to write: cf. F. historiographe.]
An historian; a writer of history; especially, one appointed
or designated to write a history; also, a title bestowed by
some governments upon historians of distinction.
Historiographership
Historiographership His*to`ri*og"ra*pher*ship, n.
The office of an historiographer. --Saintsbury.
Historiography
Historiography His*to`ri*og"ra*phy, n.
The art of employment of an historiographer.
Historiology
Historiology His*to`ri*ol"o*gy, n. [Gr. ? history + -logy.]
A discourse on history. --Cockeram.
Historionomer
Historionomer His*to`ri*on"o*mer, n. [Gr. ? history + ? to
distribute.]
One versed in the phenomena of history and the laws
controlling them.
And historionomers will have measured accurately the
sidereal years of races. --Lowell.
Histority
Histority His*tor"i*ty, v. t. [History + -fy.]
To record in or as history. [R.] --Lamb.
Thy conquest meet to be historified. --Sir P.
Sidney.
Historize
Historize His"to*rize, v. t.
To relate as history; to chronicle; to historicize. [R.]
--Evelyn.
History
History His"to*ry, v. t.
To narrate or record. [Obs.] --Shak.
Landmarks of historyLandmark Land"mark`, n. [AS. landmearc. See Land, and Mark
a sign.]
1. A mark to designate the boundary of land; any, mark or
fixed object (as a marked tree, a stone, a ditch, or a
heap of stones) by which the limits of a farm, a town, or
other portion of territory may be known and preserved.
2. Any conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide;
some prominent object, as a hill or steeple.
Landmarks of history, important events by which eras or
conditions are determined. Natural history 10. (Mus.)
(a) Produced by natural organs, as those of the human
throat, in distinction from instrumental music.
(b) Of or pertaining to a key which has neither a flat
nor a sharp for its signature, as the key of C major.
(c) Applied to an air or modulation of harmony which
moves by easy and smooth transitions, digressing but
little from the original key. --Moore (Encyc. of
Music).
Natural day, the space of twenty-four hours. --Chaucer.
Natural fats, Natural gas, etc. See under Fat, Gas.
etc.
Natural Harmony (Mus.), the harmony of the triad or common
chord.
Natural history, in its broadest sense, a history or
description of nature as a whole, incuding the sciences of
botany, zo["o]logy, geology, mineralogy,
paleontology, chemistry, and physics. In recent
usage the term is often restricted to the sciences of
botany and zo["o]logy collectively, and sometimes to the
science of zoology alone.
Natural law, that instinctive sense of justice and of right
and wrong, which is native in mankind, as distinguished
from specifically revealed divine law, and formulated
human law.
Natural modulation (Mus.), transition from one key to its
relative keys.
Natural order. (Nat. Hist.) See under order.
Natural person. (Law) See under person, n.
Natural philosophy, originally, the study of nature in
general; in modern usage, that branch of physical science,
commonly called physics, which treats of the phenomena
and laws of matter and considers those effects only which
are unaccompanied by any change of a chemical nature; --
contrasted with mental and moral philosophy.
Natural scale (Mus.), a scale which is written without
flats or sharps. Model would be a preferable term, as less
likely to mislead, the so-called artificial scales (scales
represented by the use of flats and sharps) being equally
natural with the so-called natural scale
Natural science, natural history, in its broadest sense; --
used especially in contradistinction to mental or moral
science.
Natural selection (Biol.), a supposed operation of natural
laws analogous, in its operation and results, to designed
selection in breeding plants and animals, and resulting in
the survival of the fittest. The theory of natural
selection supposes that this has been brought about mainly
by gradual changes of environment which have led to
corresponding changes of structure, and that those forms
which have become so modified as to be best adapted to the
changed environment have tended to survive and leave
similarly adapted descendants, while those less perfectly
adapted have tended to die out though lack of fitness for
the environment, thus resulting in the survival of the
fittest. See Darwinism.
Natural system (Bot. & Zo["o]l.), a classification based
upon real affinities, as shown in the structure of all
parts of the organisms, and by their embryology.
It should be borne in mind that the natural system
of botany is natural only in the constitution of its
genera, tribes, orders, etc., and in its grand
divisions. --Gray.
Natural theology, or Natural religion, that part of
theological science which treats of those evidences of the
existence and attributes of the Supreme Being which are
exhibited in nature; -- distinguished from revealed
religion. See Quotation under Natural, a., 3.
Natural vowel, the vowel sound heard in urn, furl, sir,
her, etc.; -- so called as being uttered in the easiest
open position of the mouth organs. See Neutral vowel,
under Neutral and Guide to Pronunciation, [sect] 17.
Syn: See Native. Polyhistor
Polyhistor Pol`y*his"tor, n. [Gr. ? very learned.]
One versed in various learning. [R.]
Prehistoric
Prehistoric Pre`his*tor"ic, a.
Of or pertaining to a period before written history begins;
as, the prehistoric ages; prehistoric man.
Semihistorical
Semihistorical Sem`i*his*tor"i*cal, a.
Half or party historical. --Sir G. C. Lewis.
The historic senseHistoric His*tor"ic, Historical His*tor"ic*al, a. [L.
historicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. historique. See History.]
Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events;
as, an historical poem; the historic page. --
His*tor"ic*al*ness, n. -- His*to*ric"i*ty, n.
There warriors frowning in historic brass. --Pope.
Historical painting, that branch of painting which
represents the events of history.
Historical sense, that meaning of a passage which is
deduced from the circumstances of time, place, etc., under
which it was written.
The historic sense, the capacity to conceive and represent
the unity and significance of a past era or age.
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