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Umbrian School
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Umbrian School a Renaissance school of Italian painting developed in Umbria in central Italy in the 15th century, to which Raphael and Perugino belonged.
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pre-
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
...the adv.-prep. præ (of place, rank, time) before, in front, in advance, OL. prai = Oscan prai , prae- , Umbrian pre , cogn. with (O)Ir. ar before, at, in OSl. pri near, and rel. to the groups of PER , prī- (repr...
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carnal
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
carnal XV. — ChrL. carnālis , f. carō , carn- flesh, rel. to Umbrian karu , Oscan carneis (g.) part, Gr. keírein cut; see -AL 1 . So carnality XIV.
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Jacopone da Todi
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
...who sought to live according to the original rigour of the rule. He is famed for his deeply emotional devotional poems ( Laude ), in Latin and the Umbrian dialect, which became very popular (amongst them, probably, the Stabat Mater ).
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Perspective
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
...67 – 1337) — all working in the new basilica dedicated to the recently canonized Saint Francis in the Umbrian town of Assisi (Fig. 1), inadvertently began a revolution that was to radically change the style, and ultimately the content...
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Bolsena, Miracle of
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Bolsena, Miracle of. According to the traditional story, a German priest celebrating Mass in the Umbrian town of Bolsena was disturbed by doubts about the transubstantiation of the bread and wine; these were resolved when he saw blood...
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Assisi
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Assisi. A city in the Umbrian Hills, famous as the birthplace of St Francis . The remains of St Francis and St Clare rest in two of its basilicas. The Portiuncula chapel is in a basilica in the plain below Assisi.
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trans-
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
trans- comb. form of L. prep. trāns across, beyond, over, corr. to Umbrian tra(ha)f , tra(ha ) with cogns. in Skr., Celt., and Gmc. (see THROUGH ). In several L. vbs. and their derivs...
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fire
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
...vuur ), OHG. fiur , fuir (G. feuer ) (cf. ON. poet. fúrr , fýrr ), corr. to Gr. pûr , Umbrian pir , Czech pýr̆ , Arm. hur , Toch. por , pwār . Hence fire vb. OE. fȳrian supply...
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at
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
...ON., Goth. at ; CGmc. prep. and verbal prefix denoting position and motion towards, further rel. to L. (and Osco-Umbrian) ad to, at, AD- , OIr. ad- . Lost in s.w. Eng. dial., as in modDu. and G., and repl. by to ; in Scand., on...
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