Byzantinism
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Byzantinism
Example Sentences
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At first, one might suppose a device like the 12th century perfume burner from the Treasury of St. Mark's was the very essence of Byzantinism.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yet local art in Venice was no outcome of Byzantinism.
From The Venetian School of Painting by Phillipps, Evelyn March
Footnote 1026: Is this another trace of "Byzantinism"?
From Henry VIII. by Pollard, A. F. (Albert Frederick)
Among the many perverse historical notions of which we are now ridding ourselves is this-that Byzantinism in south Italy was a period of decay and torpid dreamings.
From Old Calabria by Douglas, Norman
Of affinity with the idea of Byzantinism is that as frequently occurring idea in German court and ordinary life conveyed by the word "reaction."
From William of Germany by Shaw, Stanley
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