laura
See also: Laura
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Late Latin laura, from Ancient Greek the λαύρα (laúra, “lane, path”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɔɹə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɔːɹə/
- Rhymes: -ɔːrə
Noun[edit]
laura (plural lauras or laurae)
- (historical, Roman Catholic Church) A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior
- 1864, Charles Kingsley, Lecture IX: The Monk a Civilizer, The Roman and the Teuton: A Series of Lectures Delivered Before the University of Cambridge, page 240,
- The solitaries of the Thebaid found that they became selfish wild beasts, or went mad, if they remained alone; and they formed themselves into lauras, 'lanes' of huts, convents, under a common abbot or father.
- 1864, Charles Kingsley, Lecture IX: The Monk a Civilizer, The Roman and the Teuton: A Series of Lectures Delivered Before the University of Cambridge, page 240,
- (historical, Eastern Orthodox Church) A cluster of cells or caves for hermits, with a church and sometimes a refectory at the centre.
- 1966, E. C. Butler, Chapter XVIII: Monasticism, H. M. Gwatkin, J. P. Whitney (editors), The Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 1, page 529,
- There were the cenobia, or monasteries proper, where the life was according to the lines laid down by St Basil; and there were the lauras, wherein a semi-eremitical life was followed, the monks living in separate huts within the enclosure.
- 1966, E. C. Butler, Chapter XVIII: Monasticism, H. M. Gwatkin, J. P. Whitney (editors), The Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 1, page 529,
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
laura f (genitive laurae); first declension
- Egyptian rue (Ruta angustifolia)
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Apuleius to this entry?)
Declension[edit]
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | laura | laurae |
genitive | laurae | laurārum |
dative | laurae | laurīs |
accusative | lauram | laurās |
ablative | laurā | laurīs |
vocative | laura | laurae |
References[edit]
- laura in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 894/1
Etymology 2[edit]
From the Ancient Greek λαύρα (laúra).
Noun[edit]
laura f (genitive laurae); first declension
- (Late Latin) monastery, convent, laura
Declension[edit]
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | laura | laurae |
genitive | laurae | laurārum |
dative | laurae | laurīs |
accusative | lauram | laurās |
ablative | laurā | laurīs |
vocative | laura | laurae |
Descendants[edit]
- English: laura
References[edit]
- laura in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- “Laura” on page 404 of Domenico Magri’s Hierolexicon, ſive Sacrum Dictionarium (editio omnium recentissima, augmented by Stefano Sciugliaga, 1765)
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