nymphaeumnympheumn.

Brit.

/nɪmˈfiːəm/, U.S.

/nɪmˈfiəm/

Inflections: Plural nymphaea, (U.S.) nymphea Brit.

/nɪmˈfiːə/, U.S.

/ˌnɪmˈfiə/, nymphaeums, (U.S.) nympheums.

Forms: 1700s 1900s– nympheum (now U.S.), 1800s nymphean (irregular), 1800s– nymphaeum.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin nymphaeum, nymfēum.

Etymology: < classical Latin nymphaeum (also nymfēum) a grotto or shrine dedicated to a nymph or nymphs < ancient Greek νυμϕαῖον , use as noun of neuter singular of νυμϕαῖος sacred to the nymphs (see nymphaea n.). Compare French nymphaeum (1688), nymphéum (1838).In quot. 1770 via French nymphée (1758 in the passage translated; late 15th cent. in Middle French).

Chiefly Archaeology.

A grotto or shrine dedicated to a nymph or nymphs; (a part of) a building designed to represent this.

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the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > nymph > grotto or shrine of

nymphaeum1770

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [noun] > nymphaeum

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1770 tr. M.-A. du Bocage Lett. II. 203 The temple, the spring, the nympheum [Fr. nymphée], the bason of the Romans.

1847 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art § 150 109 The mass of the population in the great cities was cared for by the erection of theatres, probably also thermæ and nymphæa [Ger. Nymphäen].

1882 Atlantic Monthly Oct. 457/1 A row of mossy arches..—the remains, it is thought, of a nymphean which formerly overlooked one of the lakes.

1883 H. James En Province in Atlantic Monthly Nov. 641/1 A small Roman ruin which is known as a temple of Diana, but was more apparently a nymphæum.

1914 Jrnl. Rom. Stud. 4 212 Under the post-Domitianic nymphaea and the great banquet-hall excavation has recently been proceeding.

1954 Archit. Rev. 115 199/1 They generally lacked many of the characteristics considered peculiar to the ‘Italian’ garden; such as Nympheums, grottoes, elaborate knotted and embroidered parterres, water courses, and jeux d'eaux.

1984 B. M. Stafford Voy. into Substance 12 The ambiguous attitude toward nature so typical of the late sixteenth century is nowhere more in evidence than in the architectural nymphaeum or baignerie.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nymphaeum
释义	nymphaeumnympheumn. Brit. /nɪmˈfiːəm/, U.S. /nɪmˈfiəm/ Inflections: Plural nymphaea, (U.S.) nymphea Brit. /nɪmˈfiːə/, U.S. /ˌnɪmˈfiə/, nymphaeums, (U.S.) nympheums. Forms: 1700s 1900s– nympheum (now U.S.), 1800s nymphean (irregular), 1800s– nymphaeum. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin nymphaeum, nymfēum. Etymology: < classical Latin nymphaeum (also nymfēum) a grotto or shrine dedicated to a nymph or nymphs < ancient Greek νυμϕαῖον , use as noun of neuter singular of νυμϕαῖος sacred to the nymphs (see nymphaea n.). Compare French nymphaeum (1688), nymphéum (1838).In quot. 1770 via French nymphée (1758 in the passage translated; late 15th cent. in Middle French). Chiefly Archaeology. A grotto or shrine dedicated to a nymph or nymphs; (a part of) a building designed to represent this. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > nymph > grotto or shrine of nymphaeum1770 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [noun] > nymphaeum nymphaeum1770 1770 tr. M.-A. du Bocage Lett. II. 203 The temple, the spring, the nympheum [Fr. nymphée], the bason of the Romans. 1847 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art § 150 109 The mass of the population in the great cities was cared for by the erection of theatres, probably also thermæ and nymphæa [Ger. Nymphäen]. 1882 Atlantic Monthly Oct. 457/1 A row of mossy arches..—the remains, it is thought, of a nymphean which formerly overlooked one of the lakes. 1883 H. James En Province in Atlantic Monthly Nov. 641/1 A small Roman ruin which is known as a temple of Diana, but was more apparently a nymphæum. 1914 Jrnl. Rom. Stud. 4 212 Under the post-Domitianic nymphaea and the great banquet-hall excavation has recently been proceeding. 1954 Archit. Rev. 115 199/1 They generally lacked many of the characteristics considered peculiar to the ‘Italian’ garden; such as Nympheums, grottoes, elaborate knotted and embroidered parterres, water courses, and jeux d'eaux. 1984 B. M. Stafford Voy. into Substance 12 The ambiguous attitude toward nature so typical of the late sixteenth century is nowhere more in evidence than in the architectural nymphaeum or baignerie. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1770
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