barbarian

  • 61barbarian — Synonyms and related words: Goth, Gothic, Neanderthal, Uitlander, alien, animal, anthropophagite, backward, barbaric, barbarous, beast, bestial, bloodthirsty, boor, boorish, brutal, brute, brutish, cannibal, churl, churlish, clod, coarse, crude,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 62barbarian — The term used by the Greeks of the classical period (from Herodotus, c.410 BCE) for those who spoke a foreign language, such as Egyptians. It continued to bear a pejorative meaning in the Hellenistic age and when Paul wished to refer to the… …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 63barbarian — bar|bar|i|an [ba:ˈbeəriən US ba:rˈber ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: barbarien, from Latin barbarus; BARBAROUS] 1.) someone from a different tribe or land, who people believe to be wild and not ↑civilized ▪ The Roman Empire came… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 64barbarian — bar|bar|i|an [ bar beriən ] noun count 1. ) someone from outside one of the major ancient societies such as Greece or Rome, who was considered to be violent and not educated 2. ) someone who does not respect art or culture a ) someone who is… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 65barbarian — bar·bar·i·an || bɑː beÉ™rɪən n. savage, primitive person adj. savage, cruel; primitive, uncivilized …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 66barbarian — noun 1》 (in ancient times) a member of a people not belonging to one of the major civilizations (Greek, Roman, Christian). 2》 an uncultured or brutish person. adjective 1》 relating to ancient barbarians. 2》 uncultured; brutish. Origin ME: from… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 67barbarian — I. n. 1. Savage. 2. Brute, ruffian, brutal monster. II. a. 1. Uncivilized, rude, savage, barbarous, barbaric. 2. Inhuman, brutal, cruel, unfeeling, ruthless, truculent, ferocious, fierce, fell, bloody, brutish. See barbarous …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 68barbarian — noun (C) 1 someone from a different tribe or land, who people believe to be wild and not civilized (1): The barbarians conquered Rome. 2 someone who does not behave properly, does not show proper respect for education, art etc: educational… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 69barbarian — adj 1. primitive, rude, wild; rough, rugged, coarse, gross, vulgar; gruff, bearish, boorish, crass, rustic, ill bred, churlish, clodhopping, Archaic. carlish; loutish, doltish, cloddish, oafish; uncivil, unrefined, uncouth, inurbane, unpolished;… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 70barbarian — bar·bar·i·an …

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