Week Seven- Byzantine
Hello,
Sorry this is late again, but it’s better late than never to talk about today’s word- Byzantine. Here is the definition of Byzantine on Merriam-Webster:
Something described as byzantine (or Byzantine) is very complicated, secret, and hard to understand. In its most literal (and always capitalised) sense, Byzantine describes that which is “of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient city of Byzantium (Istanbul)”.
// The company's byzantine accounting practices have gotten it into trouble with the government.
// Works of Byzantine art filled the gallery's walls.
There’s no challenge this week. All you have to do is use the word in a sentence or paragraph. If you really wanted to, you could do a little research on Istanbul’s history and write something about the Byzantine Empire- or you could just research the history because history is cool. Here’s my example:
Wading through the Byzantine mess of unorganised filing cabinets, Gregor cursed his boss under his breath, scanning the smudged text on the papers haphazardly stuffed in the iron drawers.
Have fun and stay inspired!
(I know nobody cares but I just want to say this. Earlier today, I was thinking ‘Byzantine is a really cool word, I hope it’ll be word of the day sometime soon’, and the word today turned out to be Byzantine. It’s funny how things work out sometimes.)
Nae that's hilarious. I can't belive you were wishing for Byzantine to be the word and there it was.
Finella lead me through the halls of Eilean Donan Castle at a run. Finally we burst into a room where five robed women were sitting, drinking tea.
"Code cinders from the Byzantines!" Finella gasped, doubled over and panting.
The oldest-looking witch stood up. "Where?"
"Edinburg Castle," Finella said.
"Thank you, Finella. You are dismissed," the woman said.
"What are the Byzantines?" I asked as we retreated.
"They're our spies. We call them the Byzantines because they deal in the most complicated and secretive situations," Finella explained.