Definition of Lully

1. Noun. Spanish philosopher (1235-1315).

Exact synonyms: Ramon Lully, Raymond Lully
Generic synonyms: Philosopher

2. Noun. French composer (born in Italy) who was the court composer to Louis XIV and founded the national French opera (1632-1687).
Exact synonyms: Giambattista Lulli, Jean Baptiste Lully, Lulli
Generic synonyms: Composer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lully

Luis Bunuel
Luis de Gongora y Argote
Luk.
Luka
Lukas
Lukashenka
Lukashenko
Lukasiewicz notation
Luke
Lula
Lule Burgas
Lule Sami
Luleå
Lulli
Lully (current term)
Lulogooli
Luluabourg
Lulworth skipper
Lulworth skippers
Lumasaaba
Lumpenus
Lumpenus lumpretaeformis
Lumumbist
Lumumbists
Luna
Luna-Ishak stain
Lunaria
Lunaria annua
Lunarian

Literary usage of Lully

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. English Poetry (1170-1892). by John Matthews Manley (1907)
"Lully, lulley, etc. Yn that orchard there was an halle That was ... Lully, lulley, etc. And in that hall there was a bede, ..."

2. Ancient Songs, from the Time of King Henry the Third: To the Revolution by Joseph] [Ritson (1790)
"And Ihee in the woodes heere w' thee lefte alone, Singe Lully by Lully. ... Singe Lully Lully Lully, Sweete Baby, Lully by, Sweete Baby, Lully Lully. ..."

3. Famous Composers and Their Works by John Knowles Paine, Theodore Thomas, Karl Klauser (1891)
"Convinced of the merit of his score, Lully had it executed a few days later for his own satisfaction (as did the king of Bavaria, recently, with Wagner's ..."

4. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1861)
"Lully left a fortune of 600000 livres, the savings of a life of unusual ... The ara magna of Lully, or ar» Lulli- ana, as his followers called it, ..."

5. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1915)
"See Lully, Raymond Lull, Richard Swann, 1867- Zwemer. il Mis R 38:415-23 . ... Pop Sci 87:236-43 S '15 Lully, Raymond, 1235-1215 Raymond Lull—missionary to ..."

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