The Byzantine Empire Word Search
Free The Byzantine Empire word search. We picked 12 themed words — the terms and ideas of a school subject — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: BYZANTINE, CONSTANTINOPLE, JUSTINIAN, THEODORA, BASILICA, MOSAIC, FRESCO, ICONOCLASM, PATRIARCH, ORTHODOX, THEME, EXARCH.
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The Byzantine Empire word list, defined
- BYZANTINE /ˈbɪzəntaɪn/ (US); /bɪˈzæntaɪn, ˈbɪzəntiːn/ (UK) · adjective
- Excessively complicated, intricate, and often secretive or devious in structure — typically describing systems, rules, or bureaucracies that are hard to navigate. Also relating to Byzantium (the Eastern Roman Empire) or its art and architecture. Related: convoluted, intricate, labyrinthine, complicated.
- BASILICA /bəˈsɪlɪkə/ · noun
- A large, important Christian church building, typically having a longitudinal nave with side aisles and often a raised apse at one end; in the Roman Catholic Church, a basilica is also an official ecclesiastical rank conferred on certain churches. Related: church, cathedral, minster, temple.
- MOSAIC /məˈsæɪɪk/ · noun, verb
- A picture or design made from small, usually colored, squares of material, such as tiles or glass. To decorate or create something by arranging small pieces of material in a pattern. Related: mosaicism, tessellation, pattern, design.
- FRESCO /ˈfrɛskoʊ/ · noun
- A painting done rapidly in watercolour on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colours become fixed as the plaster dries; also, the technique itself. Related: mural, wall painting, secco, buon fresco.
- ICONOCLASM /aɪkɒnɒklæzəm/ · noun
- Iconoclasm refers to the act of attacking or criticizing established beliefs, institutions, or traditions. It can also describe the destruction of icons or images, especially in a religious context. Related: heresy, blasphemy, sacrilege, subversion.
- PATRIARCH /ˈpætrɪɑːrk/ · noun
- A male who is the head of a family or tribe, or a person who is considered to be the founder or leader of a family or institution. A patriarch is often seen as a symbol of authority and tradition. Related: matriarch, head, leader, founder.
- ORTHODOX /ˈɔːrθɒdɒks/ · adjective
- Conforming to or representing the traditional or established form of a religion, philosophy, or practice; adhering to established rules or principles. Related: traditional, conventional, established, authoritative.
- THEME /θiːm/ · noun, verb
- A subject or topic of discussion, a unifying idea or motif, or to decorate or furnish in a particular style. Related: subject, topic, motif, style.
- EXARCH /ˈɛksɑːrk/ · noun
- A historical title for a ruler of a Byzantine province, especially the governor of an exarchate such as Ravenna; in ecclesiastical usage, a metropolitan archbishop ranking above other metropolitans in certain Eastern churches. Related: viceroy, governor, ruler, prefect.
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