Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A temple tower of ancient Mesopotamia, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A temple tower of the Babylonians or Assyrians, consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure, built in successive stages, with outside staircases, and a shrine at the top; -- called also
zikkurat .
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- noun A
temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley, having the form of a terracedpyramid of successively receding stories.
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- noun a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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SHUSTER: The ziggurat is the nearby remains of an ancient pyramid from the Samarian city of Ur, dating back more than 4,000 years.
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SHUSTER: The ziggurat is the nearby remains of an ancient pyramid from the Samarian city of Ur, dating back more than 4,000 years.
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SHUSTER: The ziggurat is the nearby remains of an ancient pyramid from the Samarian city of Ur, dating back more than 4,000 years.
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This so called ziggurat is just decadent housing for all the children and wives of the shieks.
ZIGGURAT: Dubai Carbon Neutral Pyramid will House 1 Million | Inhabitat 2008
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A ziggurat was a tall, stepped temple-tower believed to connect heaven and earth - hence the angels ascending and descending the steps.
Jacob: Chosen By God Julie D. 2005
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"The life of a slave was not an easy thing, so we tried to convey that in the scaffolding around the ziggurat, which is just put together with twine.
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That moment found Op de Beeck's camera alighting on a ziggurat-like palace that looked so grand, yet flimsy, that you were sure it was made of cardboard or paper.
At the Hirshhorn: Have your Palace and Eat It, Too Jessica Dawson 2011
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The achievement is all the more remarkable given that Bruneau's intimate, visually spare production includes a stage-wide mirror, positioned just behind the ziggurat of black risers that is the other major set element.
Theater review: Taffety Punk's all-female 'Julius Caesar' Celia Wren 2010
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Now the contents of Pro Tools are packed into a ziggurat of boxes threatening to engulf his small Brooklyn studio.
Cory Arcangel: 'I'm trying to get to the idea of design's idea of the future' 2011
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He poked at the humid ziggurat with the machete he'd been using to cut path.
Jay Kirk: Museum Of Natural History And Carl Akeley's Jounrey To Build Its African Wing Jay Kirk 2010
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word ziggurat
so much cooler than a pyramid
February 12, 2007
hfabulous commented on the word ziggurat
Jaz Coleman and Anne Dudley recorded a beautiful album entitled The Victorious City "way back" in 1990.
One of my favorite tracks from the album is entitled Ziggarats(sic) Of Cinnamon. All ziggurats should be made of cinnamon and/or chocolate.
Oddly, the Playstation 2 series Xenosaga featured a cyborg character named Ziggurat 8, presumably as excuse to give the space-mercenary the nickname Ziggy (in reference to David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust persona).
I secretly imagined it was because his cold metal exterior shell was hiding a centre of pure cinnamon and/or chocolate.
March 23, 2007
reesetee commented on the word ziggurat
...and easier to climb, AZ.
March 26, 2007