florilegium

[ flawr-uh-lee-jee-uhm, flohr- ]

noun,plural flo·ri·le·gi·a [flawr-uh-lee-jee-uh, flohr-]. /ˌflɔr əˈli dʒi ə, ˌfloʊr-/.
  1. a collection of literary pieces; anthology.

Origin of florilegium

1
1640–50; <New Latin flōrilegium, equivalent to Latin flōri-flori- + leg(ere) to gather + -ium-ium, on the model of spīcilegium gleaning; a calque of Greek anthologíaanthology

Words Nearby florilegium

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How to use florilegium in a sentence

  • It expresses praise and blame; it selects a wreath from the flora of this world, and this critical florilegium is heaven.

    The Essence of Christianity | Ludwig Feuerbach
  • Look through the dictionary, and cull out a florilegium, rival the tulippomania.

    Table-Talk | William Hazlitt
  • florilegium Portense, a work containing 115 cantiones selectissimas of from four to eight voices, with figured bass for organ.

    Bach | Charles Francis Abdy Williams
  • Though the Anthologia and the florilegium are lavishly quoted, no references are given save the bare names.

  • Are the Anthologia and the florilegium quoted in any works previous to Forster's time?

British Dictionary definitions for florilegium

florilegium

/ (ˌflɔːrɪˈliːdʒɪəm) /


nounplural -gia (-dʒɪə)
  1. (formerly) a lavishly illustrated book on flowers

  2. rare an anthology

Origin of florilegium

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C17: Modern Latin, from Latin florilegus flower-collecting, from flōs flower + legere to collect

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