danse macabre

(dɑ̃s makɑbrə) n (Art Terms) another name for dance of death

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Noun

danse macabre - a medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the gravedance of deathceremonial dance, ritual dance, ritual dancing - a dance that is part of a religious ritual

Translations

danse macabre

danse macabre:

see Death, Dance ofDeath, Dance of,
or danse macabre
, originally a 14th-century morality poem. The poem was a dialogue between Death and representatives of all classes from the Pope down. By the 15th cent., pictorial representation with verses illustrating the pictures became common.
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danse macabre

Dance of Death; procession of all on their way to the grave. [Art: Osborne, 299–300, 677]See: Death

Danse Macabre

Saint-Saëns’ musical depiction of a dance of the dead. [Music Hist.: Thompson, 1906]See: Horror

danse macabre

noun

Synonyms for danse macabre

noun a medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the grave

Synonyms

dance of death

Related Words

ceremonial dance
ritual dance
ritual dancing

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