Definitions for Carolingian

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Carolingian Car·o·lin·gi·an

Spelling: [kar-uh-lin-jee-uh n]

IPA: /ˌkær əˈlɪn dʒi ən/

Carolingian is a 11 letter English word.

You can make 573 anagrams from letters in Carolingian (aacgiilnnor).

Definitions for Carolingian

noun

1. a member of the Carolingian dynasty. Abbreviation: Carol.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Frankish dynasty that reigned in France a.d. 751–987, first under Charlemagne, and in Germany until a.d. 911.
2. pertaining to or designating the arts, script, or culture of the Carolingian period, chiefly characterized by a revival of the forms of classical antiquity modified by ecclesiastical requirements:

Origin of Carolingian

1880-85; re-formation of earlier Carlovingian (conformed to Medieval Latin Carolus Magnus Charlemagne) French carlovingien, equivalent to Medieval Latin Car(o)l(us) + French -ovingien, extrac

Examples for Carolingian

What historical basis can be found for the Carolingian myth?

The system may be traced to Carolingian, and even earlier, sources.

He adds that it occurs frequently in the legends of the Carolingian period.

Every vestige of Carolingian sculpture and architecture in Belgium has been destroyed.

Carolingian scholarship was directed to the mastery of Latin.

Inside, the work is a handsome example of the early Carolingian.

It is predominant among the theologians of the Carolingian time.

Both owed their initial power to their alliance with the Carolingian dynasty.

The name of Desiderius appears in the romances of the Carolingian period.

The task of Carolingian scholars was to learn what had been brought to them.