tetramorphn.

Brit.

/ˈtɛtrəmɔːf/, U.S.

/ˈtɛtrəˌmɔrf/

Etymology: < Greek τετράμορϕον, prop. neuter adjective, four-shaped, < τετρα- four- + μορϕή form.

Christian Art.

A composite figure combining the symbols of the four evangelists (derived from Revelation iv. 6–8 and Ezekiel i. 5–10).

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tetramorph1848

1848 A. Jameson Sacred & Legendary Art (1850) 80 The Evangelists, or rather the Gospels, are represented as the tetramorph, or four-faced creature.

1854 F. W. Fairholt Dict. Terms Art 430/2 Tetramorph. (Gr.) In Christian Art, the union of the four attributes of the Evangelists in one figure, winged, standing on winged, fiery wheels; the wings being covered with eyes.

1875 R. St. J. Tyrwhitt in W. Smith & S. Cheetham Dict. Christian Antiq. I. 634/1 The most interesting 6th century representation of them [symbols of the evangelists]..is the quaintly but most grandly-conceived tetramorph of the Rabula MSS.

1898 C. Bell tr. J.-K. Huysman Cathedral ix. 177 With Christ enthroned..between the winged beasts of the Tetramorph.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tetramorph
释义	tetramorphn. Brit. /ˈtɛtrəmɔːf/, U.S. /ˈtɛtrəˌmɔrf/ Etymology: < Greek τετράμορϕον, prop. neuter adjective, four-shaped, < τετρα- four- + μορϕή form. Christian Art. A composite figure combining the symbols of the four evangelists (derived from Revelation iv. 6–8 and Ezekiel i. 5–10). ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > symbol (general) > Christian symbols or images > [noun] > representing four evangelists tetramorph1848 1848 A. Jameson Sacred & Legendary Art (1850) 80 The Evangelists, or rather the Gospels, are represented as the tetramorph, or four-faced creature. 1854 F. W. Fairholt Dict. Terms Art 430/2 Tetramorph. (Gr.) In Christian Art, the union of the four attributes of the Evangelists in one figure, winged, standing on winged, fiery wheels; the wings being covered with eyes. 1875 R. St. J. Tyrwhitt in W. Smith & S. Cheetham Dict. Christian Antiq. I. 634/1 The most interesting 6th century representation of them [symbols of the evangelists]..is the quaintly but most grandly-conceived tetramorph of the Rabula MSS. 1898 C. Bell tr. J.-K. Huysman Cathedral ix. 177 With Christ enthroned..between the winged beasts of the Tetramorph. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1848
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