Examples of 'byzantine' in a sentence

Meaning of "byzantine"

Byzantine, when used as an adjective, refers to something excessively complicated, intricate, or elaborate, similar to the Byzantine Empire's complex political and religious systems
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  • Of or pertaining to Byzantium.
  • Belonging to the civilization of the Eastern Roman empire between 331, when its capital was moved to Constantinople, and 1453, when that capital was conquered by the Turks and ultimately renamed Istanbul.
  • Of a style of architecture prevalent in the Eastern Empire down to 1453, marked by the round arch springing from columns or piers, the dome supported upon pendentives, capitals elaborately sculptured, mosaic or other encrustations, etc.
  • Overly complex or intricate.

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Byzantine incitement also apparently played a role.
This is not some byzantine stock plot.
Byzantine pottery has been found in the village.
This is too byzantine for me to follow.
Byzantine architecture is a minor passion of mine.
I see you deciphered my byzantine directions.
Byzantine science was essentially classical science.
You will find that the intrigues played by these miscreants are quite byzantine.
And not one as byzantine as ones we have considered.
Those little dalliances can get so Byzantine.
Byzantine failures are failures in which absolutely no conditions are imposed.
There are a number of Byzantine churches in the area.
Byzantine historians usually described foreign rulers as archontes.
That is inexplicably Byzantine for the citizens.
Byzantine cataphracts were a much feared force in their heyday.

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There are kind of more Byzantine definitions of a mole.
Byzantine food consumption varied by class.
A large corpus of Byzantine military literature survives.
Byzantine chronology entails the study of the computation of time.
He was even granted the Byzantine title patricius.
Byzantine priests would wear sable for their rituals.
The cathedral is in the Byzantine architectural tradition.
Byzantine writer and ecclesiastic.
It was built in the Byzantine architectural style.
Byzantine churches were always crowned with simple hemispherical domes.
We can restore the ancient Byzantine basilica.
Let alone your byzantine system for insurance codes.
He is one of the popes of the Byzantine captivity.
Byzantine art never lost sight of this classical heritage.
You better be as sweet as a Byzantine dancing girl.
Byzantine emperors forbade the creation and veneration of religious images.
Amyzon was mentioned in the Byzantine lists of bishops.
Byzantine medicine was based on common sense rather than scientific ideas.
Churches started to be built on the Byzantine model.
Byzantine military strategy relied heavily on fortifying towns and cities.
The abbey continues in the Byzantine rite.
Byzantine silver was prized in both the secular and domestic realms.
It later became an important Byzantine trading centre.
Byzantine physicians often compiled and standardized medical knowledge into textbooks.
In spite of its naming it is classified as a Byzantine museum.
Byzantine naval superiority also made communication between the two forces difficult.
He was a leading authority on Byzantine art and history.
In the Byzantine period it remained a commercial city.
Gennadius fills an important place in Byzantine history.
Byzantine architecture was also widely diffused in Italy.
Nothing remains of the ancient Byzantine church.
Three Byzantine basilicas have now been uncovered.
Margaret remained in the Byzantine court until ca.
The Byzantine fortresses are full of them.
The battle resulted in a decisive Byzantine victory.

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