Metamorphoses

[ met-uh-mawr-fuh-seez ]

/ ˌmɛt əˈmɔr fəˌsiz /

noun

a series of mythological tales or legends in verse (a.d. 7–8) by Ovid.

Words nearby Metamorphoses

metamorphic facies, metamorphic rock, metamorphism, metamorphopsia, metamorphose, Metamorphoses, metamorphosis, metamorphous, Metamucil, metamyelocyte, metanalysis

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Example sentences from the Web for Metamorphoses

The transformations contained in The Pregnant Widow (as in "The Metamorphoses") are sexual, physical, and philosophical, too.
Martin Amis' Sexual Revolution|Olivia Cole|May 10, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Versailles will continue its metamorphoses, but these glittering images will remain still.
Escapism|Rachel Hulin|October 24, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Ovid was not a greater master of metamorphoses than thy friend.
Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9)|Samuel Richardson
Ainsworth gives authority for "hospes" meaning host as well as guest, and quotes Ovid's Metamorphoses in support of it.
Notes and Queries, Number 178, March 26, 1853|Various

One must distinguish between Ovid's Metamorphoses and the religion of the ancient Romans.
Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary|Voltaire
Or, with Butler, he has reasoned from the Metamorphoses of Insects to a future life.
Natural Law in the Spiritual World|Henry Drummond
For the Isis ceremony cf. Apuleius, Metamorphoses, xi, 24 f.
Introduction to the History of Religions|Crawford Howell Toy

Cultural definitions for Metamorphoses

Metamorphoses

[ (met-uh-mawr-fuh-seez) ]

A long poem by the ancient Roman poet Ovid, in which he relates numerous stories from classical mythology. Many of the stories deal with miraculous transformations, or metamorphoses.

单词	metamorphoses
释义	Metamorphoses [ met-uh-mawr-fuh-seez ] / ˌmɛt əˈmɔr fəˌsiz / noun a series of mythological tales or legends in verse (a.d. 7–8) by Ovid. Words nearby Metamorphoses metamorphic facies, metamorphic rock, metamorphism, metamorphopsia, metamorphose, Metamorphoses, metamorphosis, metamorphous, Metamucil, metamyelocyte, metanalysis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Metamorphoses The transformations contained in The Pregnant Widow (as in "The Metamorphoses") are sexual, physical, and philosophical, too. Martin Amis' Sexual Revolution\|Olivia Cole\|May 10, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Versailles will continue its metamorphoses, but these glittering images will remain still. Escapism\|Rachel Hulin\|October 24, 2008\|DAILY BEAST Ovid was not a greater master of metamorphoses than thy friend. Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9)\|Samuel Richardson Ainsworth gives authority for "hospes" meaning host as well as guest, and quotes Ovid's Metamorphoses in support of it. Notes and Queries, Number 178, March 26, 1853\|Various One must distinguish between Ovid's Metamorphoses and the religion of the ancient Romans. Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary\|Voltaire Or, with Butler, he has reasoned from the Metamorphoses of Insects to a future life. Natural Law in the Spiritual World\|Henry Drummond For the Isis ceremony cf. Apuleius, Metamorphoses, xi, 24 f. Introduction to the History of Religions\|Crawford Howell Toy Cultural definitions for Metamorphoses Metamorphoses [ (met-uh-mawr-fuh-seez) ] A long poem by the ancient Roman poet Ovid, in which he relates numerous stories from classical mythology. Many of the stories deal with miraculous transformations, or metamorphoses. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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