ennobling — adjective 1. investing with dignity or honor the dignifying effect of his presence the ennobling influence of cultural surroundings • Syn: ↑dignifying • Similar to: ↑noble 2. tending to exalt an exalting eulogy … Useful english dictionary
ennobling — adj. investing with dignity or honor en·no·ble || ɪ nəʊbl v. make noble, raise the level of excellence, refine; give someone a title of nobility … English contemporary dictionary
Courtly love — God Speed! by Edmund Blair Leighton, 1900: a late Victorian view of a lady giving a favor to a knight about to do battle Courtly love was a medieval European conception of nobly and chivalrously expressing love and admiration.[1] Generally,… … Wikipedia
House of Pucić — The Pucić or Pozza family were an old noble family from the Republic of Ragusa, with origins in Dalmatia and Italy. The Emperor Leopold I, granted the title of Count and the predicate Di Zagorie (of Zagorje Dalmatian hinterland Fact|date=April… … Wikipedia
ennoble — [[t]ɪnno͟ʊb(ə)l[/t]] ennobles, ennobling, ennobled 1) VERB To ennoble someone or something means to make them more dignified and morally better. [LITERARY] [V n] Our focus should be on the enduring fundamental principles of life that ennoble… … English dictionary
Ennoble — En*no ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ennobled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ennobling}.] [Pref. en + noble: cf. F. ennoblir.] 1. To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or excellence; to dignify. Ennobling all that he touches. Trench. [1913 Webster] What … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ennobled — Ennoble En*no ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ennobled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ennobling}.] [Pref. en + noble: cf. F. ennoblir.] 1. To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or excellence; to dignify. Ennobling all that he touches. Trench. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Le Morte d'Arthur — The Last Sleep of Arthur in Avalon (begun 1881), detail, by Edward Burne Jones (d. 1898), greatly influenced by Le Morte d Arthur throughout his career. Le Morte d Arthur (originally spelled Le Morte Darthur, Middle French for the death of Arthur … Wikipedia
German literature — Introduction German literature comprises the written works of the German speaking peoples of central Europe. It has shared the fate of German politics and history: fragmentation and discontinuity. Germany did not become a modern nation… … Universalium
The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory — The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory: Why An Invented Past Will Not Give Women a Future is a book by Cynthia Eller that deconstructs the theory of a prehistoric matriarchy. This hypothesis developed in 19th century scholarship and taken up by 1970s … Wikipedia
