Lohengrin

[ loh-uhn-grin, -green ]

noun
  1. Teutonic Legend, Arthurian Legend. the son of Parzival (the German name of Percival), and a knight of the Holy Grail.

  2. (italics) an opera (composed 1846–48; premiere 1850) by Richard Wagner.

Origin of Lohengrin

1
From German, alteration of Lothringen (the German name for Lorraine ), ultimately from the given name Lothar, from Old High German hlūt “famous, loud” (cf. loud ) + heri “army” (cf. harbor, herald )

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How to use Lohengrin in a sentence

  • He simply made light of Lohengrin, and only became reconciled to the whole opera much later in life.

  • He took her to the hall the first time Thea sang there, and sat in the box with her and helped her through "Lohengrin."

    Song of the Lark | Willa Cather
  • In the legends of Parsifal and Lohengrin the knightly and religious elements are welded together.

    Parsifal | H. R. Haweis
  • "Don't lie awake thinking about Lohengrin," said her mother kissing her good-night.

    The Four Corners Abroad | Amy Ella Blanchard
  • Tristan is pure human passion—Tristan's soul is the antithesis of Lohengrin's.

    Richard Wagner | John F. Runciman

British Dictionary definitions for Lohengrin

Lohengrin

/ (ˈləʊɪnɡrɪn) /


noun
  1. (in German legend) a son of Parzival and knight of the Holy Grail

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