Golden legend

Golden legend
Legend Leg"end (l[e^]j"[e^]nd or l[=e]"j[e^]nd; 277), n. [OE. legende, OF. legende, F. l['e]gende, LL. legenda, fr. L. legendus to be read, fr. legere to read, gather; akin to Gr. le`gein to gather, speak. Cf. {Collect}, {Dialogue}, {Lesson}, {Logic}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which is appointed to be read; especially, a chronicle or register of the lives of saints, formerly read at matins, and in the refectories of religious houses. [1913 Webster]

2. A story respecting saints; especially, one of a marvelous nature. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

3. Any wonderful story coming down from the past, but not verifiable by historical record; a myth; a fable. [1913 Webster]

And in this legend all that glorious deed Read, whilst you arm you. --Fairfax. [1913 Webster]

4. An inscription, motto, or title, esp. one surrounding the field in a medal or coin, or placed upon an heraldic shield or beneath an engraving or illustration. [1913 Webster]

{Golden legend}. See under {Golden}. [1913 Webster]


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  • Golden Legend — Golden Gold en (g[=o]ld n), a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden, from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Made of gold; consisting of gold. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Golden Legend — The Golden Legend ( la. Legenda Aurea) by Jacopo da Varagine is a collection of fanciful hagiographies or lives of the saints, that became a late medieval bestseller. It was probably compiled around the year 1260. A medieval best sellerInitially… …   Wikipedia

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  • GOLDEN LEGEND —    a collection of lives of saints and other tales, such as that of the Seven Sleepers and St. George and the Dragon, made in the 13th century by Jacques de Voragine, a Dominican monk, to the glory especially of his brotherhood …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

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  • Golden — Gold en (g[=o]ld n), a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden, from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Made of gold; consisting of gold. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain. [1913 Webster] 3.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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