Byzantine word meaning and definition

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[noun] the style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire; massive domes with square bases and rounded arches and spires and minarets and much use of mosaics
[adjective] characterized by elaborate scheming and intrigue; devious; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "a fine hand for Byzantine deals and cozy arrangements"
[adjective] highly involved or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "intricate needlework"; "an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months"
[adjective] of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or ancient Byzantium; "Byzantine art and architecture"
[adjective] of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church; "Byzantine monks"; "Byzantine rites"

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\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.

Synonyms for byzantine

artful, Byzantine architecture, complex, convoluted, intricate, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, tangled, tortuous

Related terms: balled up, canny, collusive, connivent, conspiring, contriving, convoluted, crabbed, crafty, elaborate, entangled, intriguing, involuted, knowing, labyrinthine, loused up, many-faceted, meandering, messed up, multifarious, pawky, ramified

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Let's analyse "byzantine" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Three syllables and Three vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: ENITNAZYB. Average typing speed for these characters is 2385 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -... -.-- --.. .- -. - .. -. .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: byzantine: 1 + 9 + 5 = 15, reduced: 6 (or 22 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: byzantine: 2 + 7 + 8 + 1 + 5 + 2 + 9 + 5 + 5 = 44, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
B (1)	2	High Priestess	Compassionate, Caring, Knowing
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
N (2)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash
Z (1)	26	Page of Wands	Youth, Bright, Energetic, Wanderer

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