English to English
adjective
- of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it
Byzantine monks.
Byzantine rites.
source: WordNet 3.0
- of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium
source: WordNet 3.0
- Of or pertaining to Byzantium.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire
source: WordNet 3.0
adjective satellite
- highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
The Byzantine tax structure.
Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship.
Convoluted legal language.
Convoluted reasoning.
The plot was too involved.
A knotty problem.
Got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering.
Oh, what a tangled web we weave.
Tortuous legal procedures.
Tortuous negotiations lasting for months.
source: WordNet 3.0
