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Byzantine studies

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

an interdisciplinary branch of the humanities that addresses the history, culture, costumes, religion, art, such as literature and music, science, economy, and politics of the Byzantine Empire

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: humanities

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  • Czech: byzantologie — study of history, culture, etc. of the Byzantine Empire
  • Dutch: byzantinistiek — study of history, culture, etc. of the Byzantine Empire
  • Dutch: Byzantijnse studies — study of history, culture, etc. of the Byzantine Empire
  • French: byzantinologie — study of history, culture, etc. of the Byzantine Empire
  • Georgian: ბიზანტინოლოგია (bizanṭinologia) — study of history, culture, etc. of the Byzantine Empire
  • Greek: βυζαντινολογία (vyzantinología) — study of history, culture, etc. of the Byzantine Empire