lofty style

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• Lofty Herman — Infobox Old Cricketer nationality = England country = England country abbrev = Eng picture = Cricket no pic.png name = Lofty Herman batting style = Right handed batsman bowling style = Right arm fast medium FCs = 322 FC runs = 4336 FC bat avg =… …   Wikipedia

• lofty — loftily, adv. loftiness, n. /lawf tee, lof /, adj., loftier, loftiest. 1. extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains. 2. exalted in rank, dignity, or character; eminent. 3. elevated in style, tone, or sentiment, as… …   Universalium

• lofty — loft•y [[t]ˈlɔf ti, ˈlɒf [/t]] adj. loft•i•er, loft•i•est 1) extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains[/ex] 2) exalted in rank, dignity, or character; eminent 3) elevated in style, tone, or sentiment, as writings or …   From formal English to slang

• lofty — /ˈlɒfti / (say loftee) adjective (loftier, loftiest) 1. extending high in the air; of imposing height: lofty mountains. 2. exalted in rank, dignity, or character. 3. elevated in style or sentiment, as writings, etc. 4. haughty; proud. –noun 5.… …  

• lofty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. towering, high; haughty, patronizing; distinguished, noble; sublime; elevated; exalted. See height, repute. Ant., pedestrian, deep. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [High] Syn. tall, elevated, towering;… …   English dictionary for students

• grand style — noun 1. : a literary style marked by a sustained and lofty dignity, sublimity, and eloquence (as often attributed to epic poets) 2. : an artistic style associated generally with 17th and early 18th century European works and characterized chiefly …   Useful english dictionary

• Rococo Style — • A discussion of this whimsical style, its origins and uses Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Rococo Style     Rococo Style     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Cistercian style — ▪ architecture       architecture of the Cistercian monastic order in the 12th century. The order was an austere community characterized by devotion to humility and to rigid discipline. Unlike most orders of the period, under which the arts… …   Universalium

• WESSELY, NAPHTALI HERZ — (Hartwig; 1725–1805), Haskalah poet, linguist, and exegete. Wessely s ancestors had fled Poland during the Chmielnicki pogroms and settled in Wesel on the Rhine, from where the family took its name. Born in Hamburg, Wessely spent his childhood in …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• PIYYUT — (Heb. פִּיּוּט; plural: piyyutim; from the Greek ποιητής), a lyrical composition intended to embellish an obligatory prayer or any other religious ceremony, communal or private. In a wider sense, piyyut is the totality of compositions composed in …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Sublime — Sub*lime , n. That which is sublime; with the definite article; as: (a) A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style that expresses lofty conceptions. [1913 Webster] The sublime rises from the nobleness of thoughts, the magnificence of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English