laura
See also: Laura and Laurą
English
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A laura (cluster of caves for hermits)
Alternative forms
- lavra
Etymology
From the Late Latin laura, from Ancient Greek λαύρα (laúra, “lane, path”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɔɹə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɔːɹə/
Audio (RP) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔːɹə
Noun
laura (plural lauras or laurae)
- (historical, Roman Catholicism) A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior
- 1864, Charles Kingsley, Lecture IX: The Monk a Civilizer, The Roman and the Teuton: A Series of Lectures Delivered Before the University of Cambridge, page 240,
- The solitaries of the Thebaid found that they became selfish wild beasts, or went mad, if they remained alone; and they formed themselves into lauras, 'lanes' of huts, convents, under a common abbot or father.
- 1864, Charles Kingsley, Lecture IX: The Monk a Civilizer, The Roman and the Teuton: A Series of Lectures Delivered Before the University of Cambridge, page 240,
- (historical, Eastern Orthodox Church) A cluster of cells or caves for hermits, with a church and sometimes a refectory at the centre.
- 1966, E. C. Butler, Chapter XVIII: Monasticism, H. M. Gwatkin, J. P. Whitney (editors), The Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 1, page 529,
- There were the cenobia, or monasteries proper, where the life was according to the lines laid down by St Basil; and there were the lauras, wherein a semi-eremitical life was followed, the monks living in separate huts within the enclosure.
- 1966, E. C. Butler, Chapter XVIII: Monasticism, H. M. Gwatkin, J. P. Whitney (editors), The Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 1, page 529,
Translations
cluster of cells or caves for hermits, with a church and sometimes a refectory at the centre
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large male monastery
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Anagrams
- aural
Basque
Adjective
laura
- allative inanimate singular of lau
Noun
laura
- allative singular of lau
Numeral
laura
- allative singular of lau
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɔ.ʁa/
Verb
laura
- third-person singular past historic of laurer
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈlau̯.ra/, [ˈɫ̪äu̯rä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈlau̯.ra/, [ˈläːu̯rä]
Etymology 1
laura flōrēns
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Noun
laura f (genitive laurae); first declension
- Egyptian rue (Ruta angustifolia)
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Apuleius to this entry?)
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | laura | laurae |
| Genitive | laurae | laurārum |
| Dative | laurae | laurīs |
| Accusative | lauram | laurās |
| Ablative | laurā | laurīs |
| Vocative | laura | laurae |
References
- laura in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 894/1
Etymology 2
From the Ancient Greek λαύρα (laúra).
Noun
laura f (genitive laurae); first declension
- (Late Latin) monastery, convent, laura
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | laura | laurae |
| Genitive | laurae | laurārum |
| Dative | laurae | laurīs |
| Accusative | lauram | laurās |
| Ablative | laurā | laurīs |
| Vocative | laura | laurae |
Descendants
- → English: laura
- → Italian: laura
- → Sicilian: laura
References
- laura in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- “Laura” on page 404 of Domenico Magri’s Hierolexicon, ſive Sacrum Dictionarium (editio omnium recentissima, augmented by Stefano Sciugliaga, 1765)