单词 | great pyramid |
释义 | > as lemmasGreat Pyramid Great Pyramid n. the largest of the pyramids at Giza, which forms the tomb of the fourth-dynasty pharaoh Cheops (in later use sometimes with reference to its supposed mystical powers; cf. Great Pyramid prophecy n.). ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > obsequies > monument > [noun] > pyramid pyramida1500 Great Pyramid1591 huaca1847 step-pyramid1886 the world > the supernatural > the occult > [noun] > pyramidology > pyramid Great Pyramid1859 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by symbols, letters, figures, etc. > [noun] > by the measurements of the Great Pyramid > Great Pyramid so used Great Pyramid1883 1591 J. Harington in tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso xv. 116 (note) Peter Messie prooueth that the great Pyramid was 150. furlongs hie. 1655 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. i. vii. 18 The height of the great Pyramid..is by its perpendicular..499 feet, by its inclining ascent, 693 feet. 1759 S. Johnson Prince of Abissinia II. xxx. 39 When they came to the great pyramid they were astonished at the extent of the base. 1859 J. Taylor Great Pyramid p. vi I have confined my observations to the Great Pyramid alone. 1880 Warren (Pa.) Ledger 19 Mar. Those who read in the hidden chambers of the great pyramid momentous prophecies for 1881. 1883 Eclectic Mag. Jan. 25/2 The prophecies symbolically indicated in the Great Pyramid. 1976 Listener 19 Feb. 199/1 Books on ESP, UFOs, the mystic powers of the Great Pyramid..are..strong runners in the publishing stakes. 2003 Focus July (Kings of Egypt fold-out Suppl.) When complete, The Great Pyramid was approximately 146.5m high. < as lemmas |
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