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Definition of Carolingian

1. Noun. A member of the Carolingian dynasty.

2. Adjective. Of or relating to the Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father.

Definition of Carolingian

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the reign of Charlemagne ¹

2. Adjective. A style of script: Carolingian minuscule ¹

3. Noun. Any member of a Frankish noble family with its origins in the Arnulfing and Pippinid clans of the seventh century. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carolingian

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Carolina wren Carolina wrens Carolinas Caroline Caroline Islands Carolingian Carolingian dynasty Carolingians Carolinian Carolinians

Carolus Carolus Linnaeus Caroluses Carolyn Carothers Carpathian Carpathian Mountains Carpathians Carpatho-Rusyn Carpatho-Ukraine

Literary usage of Carolingian

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

1. The Holy Roman Empire by James Bryce Bryce (1904)
"V' one branch of the carolingian line to another,b the imperial CHAP. vi. sceptre was at last possessed and disgraced by Charles the Lewis n. ..."

2. Planetary Diagrams For Roman Astronomy In Medieval Europe, CA. 800-1500 by Bruce Eastwood, Gerd Grasshoff (2004)
"Chapter I INTRODUCTION ASTRONOMY AND ITS TEACHING IN carolingian EUROPI: From the sixth to the twelfth centuries in western Europe, it has long been assumed ..."

3. The Medieval Empire by Herbert Albert Laurens Fisher (1898)
"The rivalries which divided the carolingian house, the industry of the Popes, and the exalted view of the papal power which, through the influence of the ..."

4. Ireland and the Making of Britain by Benedict Fitzpatrick (1921)
"IRISH GENEALOGY OF carolingian SCHOOLS We shall see as we proceed in what manner and by what methods the medieval Irish trustees of civilization transmitted ..."

5. The Classical Heritage of the Middle Ages by Henry Osborn Taylor (1901)
"Thus the architecture, sculpture, and painting of the carolingian age are in ... The influence of these styles affected carolingian art in a catholic manner ..."

6. The Classical Heritage of the Middle Ages by Henry Osborn Taylor (1911)
"Thus the architecture, sculpture, and painting of the carolingian age are in ... The influence of these styles affected carolingian art in a catholic manner ..."

7. Medieval Architecture: Its Origins and Development, with Lists of Monuments by Arthur Kingsley Porter (1908)
"Strangely enough, however, the Germanic element comes to the front even more decidedly than in carolingian decoration. It is evident in the grotesque ..."

8. A Source Book of Mediæval History: Documents Illustrative of European Life by Frederic Austin Ogg (1908)
"The carolingian Revival of Learning ONE of Charlemagne's chief claims to distinction is that his reign, largely through his own influence, comprised the ..."

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