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medieval

[mee-dee-ee-vuhl, med-ee-, mid-ee-, mid-ee-vuhl] / ˌmi diˈi vəl, ˌmɛd i-, ˌmɪd i-, mɪdˈi vəl /


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In medieval Europe, leprosy was seen as a kind of transfigurative suffering: Those with the condition were believed to be so wretched in this life that they were virtually guaranteed respite in the hereafter.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

The French leader met King Charles at the museum on Wednesday, ahead of the medieval tapestry going on public display next week.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

“Diana” precedes an extraordinary gathering of elaborate furniture, once in Versailles; tapestries; and improbably opulent 18th-century French silver—plus a wealth of medieval ivories.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

But in my 2026 book, “Strikingly Similar,” I explore how, throughout the medieval period, the Renaissance and into the early modern era, an ethos of “imitatio” prevailed.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

Anicius Boethius was a powerful courtier who was among the finest medieval Western mathematicians, which makes him worth noting.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife



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