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Amatorian
Amatorian Am`a*to"ri*an, a.
Amatory. [R.] --Johnson.
Azorian
Azorian A*zo"ri*an, a.
Of or pertaining to the Azores. -- n. A native of the Azores.
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. Censorian
Censorian Cen*so"ri*an, a.
Censorial. [R.] --Bacon.
Consistorian
Consistorian Con`sis*to"rian, a.
Pertaining to a Presbyterian consistory; -- a contemptuous
term of 17th century controversy.
You fall next on the consistorian schismatics; for so
you call Presbyterians. --Milton.
CorianderCoriander Co`ri*an"der (k?`r?-?n"d?r), n. [L. coriandrum, fr.
Gr. ????, ????, perh. fr. ??? bug, on account of the buglike
or fetid smell of its leaves: cf. F. coriandre.] (Bot.)
An umbelliferous plant, the Coriandrum sativum, the fruit
or seeds of which have a strong smell and a spicy taste, and
in medicine are considered as stomachic and carminative. Coriandrum sativumCoriander Co`ri*an"der (k?`r?-?n"d?r), n. [L. coriandrum, fr.
Gr. ????, ????, perh. fr. ??? bug, on account of the buglike
or fetid smell of its leaves: cf. F. coriandre.] (Bot.)
An umbelliferous plant, the Coriandrum sativum, the fruit
or seeds of which have a strong smell and a spicy taste, and
in medicine are considered as stomachic and carminative. Dictatorian
Dictatorian Dic`ta*to"ri*an, a.
Dictatorial. [Obs.]
DorianDorian Do"ri*an, a.
1. Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks of Doris; Doric;
as, a Dorian fashion.
2. (Mus.) Same as Doric, 3. ``Dorian mood.' --Milton.
Dorian mode (Mus.), the first of the authentic church modes
or tones, from D to D, resembling our D minor scale, but
with the B natural. --Grove. Dorian
Dorian Do"ri*an, n.
A native or inhabitant of Doris in Greece.
Dorian modeDorian Do"ri*an, a.
1. Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks of Doris; Doric;
as, a Dorian fashion.
2. (Mus.) Same as Doric, 3. ``Dorian mood.' --Milton.
Dorian mode (Mus.), the first of the authentic church modes
or tones, from D to D, resembling our D minor scale, but
with the B natural. --Grove. Gladiatorian
Gladiatorial Glad`i*a*to"ri*al, Gladiatorian
Glad`i*a*to"ri*an, a.
Of or pertaining to gladiators, or to contests or combatants
in general.
Gregorian chantChant Chant, n.[F. chant, fr. L. cantus singing, song, fr.
canere to sing. See Chant, v. t.]
1. Song; melody.
2. (Mus.) A short and simple melody, divided into two parts
by double bars, to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung
or recited. It is the most ancient form of choral music.
3. A psalm, etc., arranged for chanting.
4. Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone. [R.]
His strange face, his strange chant. --Macaulay.
Ambrosian chant, See under Ambrosian.
Chant royal [F.], in old French poetry, a poem containing
five strophes of eleven lines each, and a concluding
stanza. -- each of these six parts ending with a common
refrain.
Gregorian chant. See under Gregorian. 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.
Imperatorian
Imperatorian Im*per`a*to"ri*an, a.
Imperial. [R.] --Gauden.
Infusorian
Infusorian In`fu*so"ri*an, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Infusoria.
Isidorian
Isidorian Is`i*do"ri*an, a.
Pertaining, or ascribed, to Isidore; as, the Isidorian
decretals, a spurious collection of decretals published in
the ninth century.
MadreporianMadreporian Mad`re*po"ri*an, Madreporic Mad`re*po"ric, a.
(Zo["o]l.)
Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
Madreporic plate (Zo["o]l.), a perforated plate in
echinoderms, through which water is admitted to the
ambulacral tubes; -- called also madreporic tubercule. Morian
Morian Mo"ri*an, n. (Ethnol.)
A Moor. [Obs.]
In vain the Turks and Morians armed be. --Fairfax.
NestorianNestorian Nes*to"ri*an, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
An adherent of Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople to the
fifth century, who has condemned as a heretic for maintaining
that the divine and the human natures were not merged into
one nature in Christ (who was God in man), and, hence, that
it was improper to call Mary the mother of Christ; also, one
of the sect established by the followers of Nestorius in
Persia, india, and other Oriental countries, and still in
existence. opposed to Eutychian. Nestorian
Nestorian Nes*to"ri*an, a.
1. Of or relating to the Nestorians.
2. relating to, or resembling, Nestor, the aged warior and
counselor mentioned by Homer; hence, wise; experienced;
aged; as, Nestorian caution.
Nestorianism
Nestorianism Nes*to"ri*an*ism, n.
The doctrines of the nestorian Christians, or of Nestorius.
Norian
Norian No"ri*an, a. [From norite.] (Geol.)
Pertaining to the upper portion of the Laurentian rocks. --T.
S. Hunt.
Oratorian
Oratorian Or`a*to"ri*an, a.
Oratorical. [Obs.] --R. North.
oratoriansOratory Or"a*to*ry, n.; pl. Oratories. [OE. oratorie, fr. L.
oratorium, fr. oratorius of praying, of an orator: cf. F.
oratoire. See Orator, Oral, and cf. Oratorio.]
A place of orisons, or prayer; especially, a chapel or small
room set apart for private devotions.
An oratory [temple] . . . in worship of Dian.
--Chaucer.
Do not omit thy prayers for want of a good oratory, or
place to pray in. --Jer. Taylor.
Fathers of the Oratory (R. C. Ch.), a society of priests
founded by St. Philip Neri, living in community, and not
bound by a special vow. The members are called also
oratorians. PraetorianPraetorian Pr[ae]*to"ri*an, a.
See Pretorian. Pretorian
Pretorian Pre*to"ri*an, n.
A soldier of the pretorian guard.
Purgatorian
Purgatorial Pur`ga*to"ri*al, Purgatorian Pur`ga*to"ri*an, a.
Of or pertaining to purgatory; expiatory.
Purgatorian
Purgatorian Pur`ga*to"ri*an, n.
One who holds to the doctrine of purgatory. --Boswell.
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