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nobles
(encz) | nobles,šlechta |
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noblesse
(encz) | noblesse, n: |
noblesse oblige
(encz) | noblesse oblige,výsadní postavení n: Zdeněk Brož |
noblest
(encz) | noblest,nejušlechtilejší noblest,nejvznešenější |
noblesně
(czen) | noblesně,genteellyadv: Zdeněk Brož |
Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
(gcide) | Shrine \Shrine\ (shr[imac]n), n. [OE. schrin, AS. scr[imac]n,
from L. scrinium a case, chest, box.]
1. A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are
deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.
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2. Any sacred place, as an altar, tromb, or the like.
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Too weak the sacred shrine guard. --Byron.
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3. A place or object hallowed from its history or
associations; as, a shrine of art.
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4. Short for
Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, a
secret fraternal organization professedly originated by
one Kalif Alu, a son-in-law of Mohammed, at Mecca, in the
year of the Hegira 25 (about 646 a. d.) In the modern
order, established in the United States in 1872, only
Knights Templars or thirty-second degree Masons are
eligible for admission, though the order itself is not
Masonic. A member of the order is popularly called a
Shriner, and the order itself is sometimes called the
Shriners.
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Nobless
(gcide) | Nobless \No*bless"\, Noblesse \No*blesse"\ (?; 277), n. [F.
noblesse. See Noble.]
1. Dignity; greatness; noble birth or condition. [Obs.]
--Chaucer. --Spenser. --B. Jonson.
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2. The nobility; persons of noble rank collectively,
including males and females. --Dryden.
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Noblesse
(gcide) | Nobless \No*bless"\, Noblesse \No*blesse"\ (?; 277), n. [F.
noblesse. See Noble.]
1. Dignity; greatness; noble birth or condition. [Obs.]
--Chaucer. --Spenser. --B. Jonson.
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2. The nobility; persons of noble rank collectively,
including males and females. --Dryden.
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Noblest
(gcide) | Noble \No"ble\, a. [Compar. Nobler; superl. Noblest.] [F.
noble, fr. L. nobilis that can be or is known, well known,
famous, highborn, noble, fr. noscere to know. See know.]
1. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above
whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable;
magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart.
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Statues, with winding ivy crowned, belong
To nobler poets for a nobler song. --Dryden.
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2. Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble
edifice.
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3. Of exalted rank; of or pertaining to the nobility;
distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title;
highborn; as, noble blood; a noble personage.
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Note: Noble is used in the formation of self-explaining
compounds; as, noble-born, noble-hearted, noble-minded.
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Noble gas (Chem.), a gaseous element belonging to group
VIII of the periodic table of elements, not combining with
other elements under normal reaction conditions;
specifically, helium, neon, argon, krypton,
xenon, or radon; also called inert gas.
Noble metals (Chem.), silver, gold, and platinum; -- so
called from their resistance to oxidation by air and to
dissolution by acids. Copper, mercury, aluminium,
palladium, rhodium, iridium, and osmium are sometimes
included.
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Syn: Honorable; worthy; dignified; elevated; exalted;
superior; sublime; great; eminent; illustrious;
renowned; stately; splendid; magnificent; grand;
magnanimous; generous; liberal; free.
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noblesse
(wn) | noblesse
n 1: the state of being of noble birth [syn: nobility,
noblesse]
2: members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility) |
noblesse oblige
(wn) | noblesse oblige
n 1: the obligation of those of high rank to be honorable and
generous (often used ironically) |
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