Figurist — Fig ur*ist, n. One who uses or interprets figurative expressions. Waterland. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Figurist — (v. lat.), 1) Statist u. gewöhnlicher Tänzer; 2) Bildner, bes. der Statuen, der Gruppen, Figuren in Basrelief schafft … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Figurist — (lat.), Figurenbildner; Tänzer in Figurentänzen; Anhänger des Figurismus (s.d.) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Figurist — The Figurists were a group of Jesuit missionaries at the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th century. The Jesuits wanted to integrate the Confucian tradition instead of rejecting Chinese traditional elements such as the Rites, which can … Wikipedia
Figurist — Fi|gu|rist der; en, en <aus gleichbed. fr. figuriste> (veraltet) Gipsfigurenbildner … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
figurist — noun ( s) obsolete : one that believes in the figurative presence of Christ in the Eucharist … Useful english dictionary
Sons of Noah — This T and O map, which abstracts that society s known world to a cross inscribed within an orb, remakes geography in the service of Christian iconography and identifies the three known continents as populated by descendants of Shem (Sem), Ham… … Wikipedia
Joachim Bouvet — (July 18, 1656 October 9, 1730) (Chinese:白晋 or 白進, courtesy name:明远) was a French Jesuit and Figurist.BiographyBorn at Le Mans, he came to China in 1687, as one of six Jesuits, the first group of French missionary to China, sent by the Sun King.… … Wikipedia
ФИГУРИСТ — (нем. Figurist, от лат. figura). Изобретатель, литейщик различных фигур. Словарь иностранных слов, вошедших в состав русского языка. Чудинов А.Н., 1910. ФИГУРИСТ нем. Figurist, от латин. figura. а) Художник, как изобретатель различных фигур. b)… … Словарь иностранных слов русского языка
Provence — For other uses, see Provence (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Province. Location of the former French province of Provence … Wikipedia
