thyrsus
31thyrsus — [ θə:səs] noun (plural thyrsi sʌɪ, si:) (in ancient Greece and Rome) a staff or spear tipped with an ornament like a pine cone, carried by Bacchus and his followers. Origin L., from Gk thursos plant stalk, Bacchic staff …
32thyrsus — thyr·sus …
33thyrsus — /ˈθɜsəs/ (say thersuhs) noun (plural thyrsi /ˈθɜsaɪ/ (say thersuy)) a form of mixed inflorescence, as in the lilac, in which the primary ramification is centripetal or indeterminate, and the secondary and successive ramifications are centrifugal… …
34Thyrsus — From Greek mythology, this was a wand wreathed with ivy leaves and topped with a pine cone. It was a symbol of Bacchus. See Caduceus …
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35Thyrsus — Thỵr|sos, der; , ...soi, Thỵr|sus, der; , ...si <griechisch> (Bacchantenstab) …
36thyrsus — n. (pl. thyrsi) 1 Gk & Rom. Antiq. a staff tipped with an ornament like a pine cone, an attribute of Bacchus. 2 Bot. an inflorescence as in lilac, with the primary axis racemose and the secondary axis cymose. Etymology: L f. Gk thursos …
37Thyrsus González de Santalla — Tirso González de Santalla, (18 January 1624, Arganza, Spain 27 October 1705, Rome) was a Spanish Theologian, elected, in 1687, 13th Superior General of the Society of Jesus.Formation and StudiesHe did his Humanities and Letters at Villafranca… …
38Saint Thyrsus — Infobox Saint name= Saint Thyrsus birth date= death date=251 AD feast day= January 28 venerated in= Roman Catholic Church imagesize= caption= birth place= death place= titles= beatified date= beatified place= beatified by= canonized date=… …
39González de Santalla, Thyrsus — • Theologian and thirteenth general of the Society of Jesus, b. at Arganda, Spain, 18 January, 1624; died at Rome, 27 October, 1705 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …
40Thyrsi — Thyrsus Thyr sus, n.; pl. {Thyrsi}. [L., fr. Gr. ?. Cf. {Torso}.] 1. A staff entwined with ivy, and surmounted by a pine cone, or by a bunch of vine or ivy leaves with grapes or berries. It is an attribute of Bacchus, and of the satyrs and others …
