Carolingian
pronunciation
How to pronounce Carolingian in British English:
UK [ˌkærəˈlindʒiən]
How to pronounce Carolingian in American English:
US [ˌkærəˈlɪndʒən, -dʒiən]
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- Noun:
- a member of the Carolingian dynasty
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to the Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father
Word Origin
- Carolingian (adj.)
- 1881, "belonging to the dynasty founded by Carl the Great" (French Charlemagne), from Latin Carolus "Charles;" also compare Carlovingian.
Example
- 1. The crucified god in the carolingian era : theology and art of christ 's passion .
- 2. By the second half of the tenth century , carolingian script had reached england , replacing late forms of the insular script ; in spain it replaced visigothic .
- 3. In the original text the holy spirit was said to have proceeded " from the father , " whereas in carolingian europe ( but not yet in rome )
- 4. That the open forms of the carolingian script were replaced , from the 12th century , by the darker , more condensed , angular , ligature-ridden , closed forms of the gothic scripts is , as delorez writes , one of the mysteries of history .
- 5. A vertical element marking the crossing on the exterior of churches , beginning with the carolingian period and thereafter .