Ramses was not an unskilled equestrian, but he looked very small perched atop the great white stallion.
Elizabeth Peters LION IN THE VALLEY (2000)
He starts to discourse on the difference between the great and the good.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
All related terms of 'the great'
the Great Bear
an extensive conspicuous constellation in the N hemisphere , visible north of latitude 40°. The seven brightest stars form the Plough . A line through the two brightest stars points to the Pole Star lying in Ursa Minor
the Great Dog
a constellation in the S hemisphere close to Orion , containing Sirius , the brightest star in the sky
the Great Glen
a fault valley across the whole of Scotland, extending southwest from the Moray Firth in the east to Loch Linnhe and containing Loch Ness and Loch Lochy
the Great Trek
the migration of Boer farmers with their slaves and African servants from the Cape Colony to the north and east from about 1836 to 1845 to escape British authority
Alfred the Great
849–99, king of Wessex (871–99) and overlord of England, who defeated the Danes and encouraged learning and writing in English
Charles the Great
?742–814 ad , king of the Franks (768–814) and, as Charles I, Holy Roman Emperor (800–814). He conquered the Lombards (774), the Saxons (772–804), and the Avars (791–799). He instituted many judicial and ecclesiastical reforms, and promoted commerce and agriculture throughout his empire, which extended from the Ebro to the Elbe . Under Alcuin his court at Aachen became the centre of a revival of learning
Great Bear
the constellation Ursa Major
Peter the Great
→ another name for Peter I
the Great Escape
a film (1963) directed by John Sturges, written by James Clavell and W. R . Burnett , based on a book by Paul Brickhill, and starring Steve McQueen . It follows an attempt made by Allied prisoners of war to escape a German prisoner of war camp during World War II
the Great Gatsby
a novel (1925) by F Scott Fitzgerald , noted for its portrayal of 1920s America
the Great Karroo
karroo in S South Africa : c . 350 mi (563 km) long & 2,000 to 3,000 ft (610 to 914 m ) high
The Great Mother
a vaguely defined deity symbolizing maternity , the fertility of the earth, and femininity in general; the central figure in the religions of ancient Anatolia , the Near East, and the eastern Mediterranean , later sometimes taking the form of a specific goddess , as Cybele , Rhea , or Demeter
the Great Powers
the states or nations of the world with the most economic , political and military strength
the great unwashed
The unwashed or the great unwashed is a way of referring to poor or ordinary people.
Alexander the Great
356–323 bc , king of Macedon , who conquered Greece (336), Egypt (331), and the Persian Empire (328), and founded Alexandria
Frederick the Great
official title Frederick II . 1712–86, king of Prussia (1740–86); son of Frederick William I. He gained Silesia during the War of Austrian Succession (1740–48) and his military genius during the Seven Years' War (1756–63) established Prussia as a European power. He was also a noted patron of the arts
the Great Awakening
a movement of religious revival in the American Colonies from c. 1720 to the time of the Revolution
the Great Mentioner
the phenomenon whereby certain people are rumoured to be possible presidential or gubernatorial candidates before the rumour is denied or endorsed
the (Great) Pyramids
the three large pyramids at G îza, Egypt : the largest is the Pyramid of Khufu
the Great Rebellion
the conflict between Charles I and the Parliamentarians resulting from disputes over their respective prerogatives . Parliament gained decisive victories at Marston Moor in 1644 and Naseby in 1645, and Charles was executed in 1649
the (Great) Depression
the period of economic depression which began in 1929 and lasted through most of the 1930s
the Great Lakes State
a nickname for the state of Michigan
cross the Great Divide
to die
the Great Leap Forward
the attempt by the People's Republic of China in 1959–60 to solve the country's economic problems by labour-intensive industrialization
Great Roll of the Exchequer
an annual record of the accounts of a sheriff or other minister of the crown kept at the British Exchequer from the 12th to the 19th centuries
Canute
died 1035, Danish king of England (1016–35), Denmark (1018–35), and Norway (1028–35). He defeated Edmund II of England (1016), but divided the kingdom with him until Edmund's death . An able ruler , he invaded Scotland (1027) and drove Olaf II from Norway (1028)
the beyond
the unknown ; the world outside the range of human perception , esp life after death in certain religious beliefs
Antiochus
name of thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty of Syria
Catherine
Saint . died 307 ad , legendary Christian martyr of Alexandria , who was tortured on a spiked wheel and beheaded
Charlemagne
?742–814 ad , king of the Franks (768–814) and, as Charles I, Holy Roman Emperor (800–814). He conquered the Lombards (774), the Saxons (772–804), and the Avars (791–799). He instituted many judicial and ecclesiastical reforms , and promoted commerce and agriculture throughout his empire, which extended from the Ebro to the Elbe . Under Alcuin his court at Aachen became the centre of a revival of learning
the Depression
the worldwide economic depression of the early 1930s, when there was mass unemployment
the Bight
the major indentation of the S coast of Australia , from Cape Pasley in W Australia to the Eyre Peninsula in S Australia
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
a kingdom of NW Europe, consisting chiefly of the island of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland : became the world's leading colonial power in the 18th century; the first country to undergo the Industrial Revolution . It became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1921, after the rest of Ireland became autonomous as the Irish Free State. Primarily it is a trading nation , the chief export is services and London is the world's largest financial centre; joined the Common Market (now the European Union ) in January 1973; referendum (2016) decided narrowly in favour of the UK leaving the European Union, which it did in 2020. Official language: English; Gaelic , Welsh , and other minority languages. Religion : Christian majority . Currency : pound sterling . Capital: London. Pop: 66 181 585 (2017 est). Area: 244 110 sq km (94 251 sq miles)
pipe roll
an annual record of the accounts of a sheriff or other minister of the crown kept at the British Exchequer from the 12th to the 19th centuries