Antonyms for bestiary
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : bes-chee-er-ee, bees- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɛs tʃiˌɛr i, ˈbis- |
Definition of bestiary
Origin :- "medieval treatise on beasts" usually with moralistic overtones, 1818, from Medieval Latin bestiarium "a menagerie," also "a book about animals", from bestia (see beast). A Latin term for such works was liber de bestiis compositus. Roman bestiarius meant "a fighter against beasts in the public entertainments."
- As in fable : noun fantasy, story
- The author of the Bestiary was acquainted with one or both of these.
- Extract from : « Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes » by Various
- This theme is found in the Physiologus, a 256 medieval bestiary.
- Extract from : « Modern Spanish Lyrics » by Various
- For the structure of this verse, see p. 327; the following is a restoration and scansion of the passages in the Bestiary.
- Extract from : « Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes » by Various
- A Bestiary of the beginning of the thirteenth century, enriched with many very curious paintings upon a ground of brilliant gold.
- Extract from : « Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598-A.D. 1867 » by William Dunn Macray
- Bestiary, a name given to a class of books treating of animals, viewed allegorically.
- Extract from : « The Nuttall Encyclopaedia » by Edited by Rev. James Wood
Synonyms for bestiary
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