Byzantine

byzantine English 2006 November 24 Alternative forms en byzantine figurative _ senses en Byzantian Byzantinan en Bizantian Bizantine obsolete Etymology en :der la-lat:bȳzantīnus 1 en la-lat bȳzantīnus, from la Bȳzantium, from en grc Βυζάντιον. The figurative senses evoke the reputation for palace intrigue of the Byzantine imperial court. Pronunciation en /bɪˈzæntaɪn/ /baɪˈzæntaɪn/ UK en /ˈbɪzəntiːn/ /ˈbɪzəntaɪn/ US en en-us-Byzantine.ogg US en en-us-Byzantine-2.ogg US en en-au-Byzantine.ogg AU en iːn 3 Adjective Of or pertaining to Byzantium. en history Belonging to the civilization of the Eastern Roman Empire between 331, when its capital was moved to Constantinople, and 1453, when that capital was conquered by the Turks and ultimately renamed Istanbul. en architecture Of a style of architecture prevalent in the Eastern Empire down to 1453, marked by the round arch springing from columns or piers, the dome supported upon pendentives, capitals elaborately sculptured, mosaic or other encrustations, etc. en figurative often lower-case Overly complex or intricate, especially of bureaucracy. en a Byzantine system of regulations en http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/01/icann-future-of-the-internet The byzantine, meandering discussion on the future of the internet 2014-07-01 Julia Powles The Guardian The byzantine, meandering processes of Icann are engineered in a way that avoids any dissent surfacing, all under the reassuring guise of consensus. en November 3, 2017 Julia Rampen A week in Pestminster New Statesman https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2017/11/week-pestminster-how-sexual-harassment-scandal-unfolded Those following what has been dubbed “Pestminster” may nevertheless struggle to keep up with the Byzantine internal reporting structures, the range of accusations being levied and the sheer number of MPs involved. en figurative often lower-case Rigid, unceasing, inflexible. en 1978 Kołakowski Leszek Leszek Kołakowski w:Main Currents of Marxism III: The Breakdown pl Główne nurty marksizmu: rozkład P[aul] S[teven] Falla 1976 w:Clarendon Press w:Oxford 9780198245704 59183135 92 https://archive.org/details/maincurrentsofma00kola/page/92 Novelists, poets, and film directors vied with one another in Byzantine adulation of Stalin: this reached its peak in the post-war years, but was already highly developed in the period we are considering. en devious stealthyen figurative often lower-case devious and stealthy. en 2016-01-26 w:David Robert Grimes On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs w:PLOS One https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4728076/pdf/pone.0147905.pdf 11 1 9 It’s also important to note that this analysis deals solely with intrinsic failure, or the odds of a conspiracy being exposed intentionally or accidentally by actors involved—extrinsic analysis by non-participants would also increase the odds of detection, rendering such Byzantine cover-ups far more likely to fail. 239 I never went through a time when more people told me not to trust other people on an issue. Perhaps they were all right. The internal politics were byzantine, much of it played out in the media. en Eastern Orthodoxy Catholic Of or relating to the Byzantine Rite or any of the many Eastern Orthodox churches and Greek Catholic churches that use this rite for their liturgical celebrations. 180 This was the crowning incident of our visit, and I wondered with what Byzantine ritual the Anointed One fresh from the exercise of his priestly functions would be received among his women. Synonyms en Byzantiac rare Derived terms en Byzantine Empire Byzantinist Byzantine attack Byzantine scale Byzantine fire Byzantine fault tolerance Byzantineness Byzantinesque Byzantinism Byzantinization Byzantinize Byzantinology out-Byzantine Romano-Byzantine Russo-Byzantine sub-Byzantine unbyzantine Translations of or pertaining to Byzantium Arabic: ar بِيزَنْطِيّ Armenian: hy բյուզանդական Asturian: ast bizantín Belarusian: be візанты́йскі Catalan: ca bizantí Czech: cs byzantský Danish: da byzantinsk Dutch: nl Byzantijns Finnish: fi bysanttilainen French: fr byzantin Galician: gl bizantino German: de byzantinisch Greek: el βυζαντινός Hungarian: hu bizánci Irish: ga Biosántach Italian: it bizantino Latvian: lv bizantisks Macedonian: mk византиски Malay: ms Bizantium Norwegian: Bokmål: nb bysantinsk Nynorsk: nn bysantinsk Occitan: oc bizantin Persian: Middle Persian: pal 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬𐭠𐭣𐭩𐭪 hrōmāyīg Polish: pl bizantyjski, pl bizantyński Portuguese: pt bizantino Romanian: ro bizantin Russian: ru византи́йский Serbo-Croatian: sh bizàntīnskī Slovene: sl bizantínski Spanish: es bizantino Swedish: sv bysantinsk Turkish: tr Bizans Ukrainian: uk візанті́йський Welsh: cy Bysantaidd belonging to the civilisation of the Eastern-Roman empire Arabic: ar بِيزَنْطِيّ Armenian: hy բյուզանդական Catalan: ca bizantí Danish: da byzantinsk Finnish: fi bysanttilainen French: fr byzantin Greek: Ancient Greek: grc Βῡζᾰντῐᾰκός Hebrew: he ביזנטי Hungarian: hu bizánci Irish: ga Biosántach Macedonian: mk Византиец Norwegian: Bokmål: nb bysantinsk Polish: pl bizantyjski, pl bizantyński Portuguese: pt bizantino Romanian: ro bizantin Russian: ru византи́ец Serbo-Croatian: sh Bizantínac Spanish: es bizantino Turkish: tr Bizans Ukrainian: uk візанти́єць m overly complex or intricate Asturian: ast bizantín Danish: da byzantinsk Finnish: fi bysanttilainen French: fr byzantin Galician: gl bizantino German: de byzantinisch Macedonian: mk византиски m Norwegian: Bokmål: nb bysantinsk Polish: pl bizantyjski, pl bizantyński Portuguese: pt bizantino Russian: ru византи́йский Serbo-Croatian: sh bizàntīnskī Spanish: es farragoso Swedish: sv bysantinsk Turkish: tr karmakarışık of a devious usually stealthy manner German: de byzantinisch Polish: pl bizantyjski, pl bizantyński Spanish: es sibilino Latin: la Byzantinus Noun ~ en historical A native of Byzantium (modern-day Istanbul) or of the Byzantine empire en numismatics y en byzantine coin A dark, metallic shade of violet. byzantine BD33A4 Translations native of Byzantine Empire Arabic: ar بِيزَنْطِيّ Armenian: hy բյուզանդացի Old Armenian: xcl հոռոմ Catalan: ca bizantí m, ca bizantina f Czech: cs Byzantinec m Danish: da byzantiner c Dutch: nl Byzantijn m Finnish: fi bysanttilainen French: fr Byzantin m, fr Byzantine f Galician: gl bizantino m German: de Byzantiner m, de Byzantinerin f Greek: el Βυζαντινός m, el Βυζαντινή f Irish: ga Biosántach m Macedonian: mk Византиец m, mk Византијка f Polish: pl Bizantyjczyk m-pr, pl Bizantyńczyk m-pr, pl Bizantyjka f Portuguese: pt bizantino m, pt bizantina f Romanian: ro bizantin m Russian: ru византи́ец m, ru византи́йка f Serbo-Croatian: Latin: sh Bizantínac m, sh Bizàntīnka f Spanish: es bizantino m, es bizantina f Turkish: tr Bizanslı Ukrainian: uk візанти́єць m, uk візанти́йка f Welsh: cy Bysantiad mf en terms derived from toponyms en Byzantine Empire Historical currencies Coins Purples Demonyms