Byzantine

[n] the style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire; massive domes with square bases and rounded arches and spires and minarets and much use of mosaics
[adj] characterized by elaborate scheming and intrigue; devious; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "a fine hand for Byzantine deals and cozy arrangements"
[adj] highly involved or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "intricate needlework"; "an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months"
[adj] of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or ancient Byzantium; "Byzantine art and architecture"
[adj] of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church; "Byzantine monks"; "Byzantine rites"

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Synonyms

artful, Byzantine architecture, complex, convoluted, intricate, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, tangled, tortuous

Related Terms

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