Tintinnabulum

Tintinnabulum
Tintinnabulum Tin`tin*nab"u*lum, n.; pl. {Tintinnabula}. [L., a bell. See {Tintinnabular}.] A bell; also, a set or combination of bells or metal plates used as a musical instrument or as a toy. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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  • TINTINNABULUM — a tinnitu, quem, dum pulsatur, edere solet, nomen nactum est: Tinnitus autem est aeris: unde ex aere primum, mox ex aere, stanno, plumbo argentoque nonnumquam admistis, fieri consuevêre Tintinnabula, magni inter homines usus, sive profana, sive… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Tintinnabulum — (lat. „Klingel“, „Schelle“) bezeichnet: Tintinnabulum (Antike), in der Antike ein an der Tür als Türklingel aufgehängtes Glöckchenspiel Tintinnabulum (Liturgie), eine in der Liturgie verwendete, auf einen Stab montierte Glocke Schelle… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tintinnabulum — (lat.), Glocke, Schelle …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Tintinnabulum — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Tintinnabule ou tintinnabulum, un emblème des basiliques chrétiennes ; Style tintinnabulum, un style musical minimaliste. Catégorie : Homonymie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Tintinnabulum — A Tintinnabulum is a bell mounted on a pole, placed in a Roman Catholic Basilica to signify the church s link with the Pope.HistoryIn the Middle Ages it served the practical function of alerting the people of Rome to the approach of the Pope… …   Wikipedia

  • tintinnabulum — tin·tin·nab·u·lum (tĭn tĭ năbʹyə ləm) n. pl. tin·tin·nab·u·la ( lə) A small, tinkling bell.   [Middle English, from Latin tintinnābulum, from tintinnāre, to jingle, reduplication of tinnīre, to ring, of imitative origin.] * * * …   Universalium

  • Tintinnabulum (disambiguation) — Tintinnabulum can refer to: * Tintinnabulum a bell in a Roman Catholic Basilica * Tintinnabulum a percussion instrument * Tintinnabuli a music compositional style devised by the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt * Dendropsophus tintinnabulum a species… …   Wikipedia

  • Tintinnabulum (Liturgie) — Tintinnabulum und Canopeum in einer Prozession der Heilig Bloedbasiliek in Brügge …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • tintinnabulum — noun A small clinking bell …   Wiktionary

  • tintinnabulum — tin·tin·nab·u·lum …   English syllables

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