damascene
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1. damascene - Noun
2. damascene - Adjective
3. damascene - Verb
4. damascene - Adjective Satellite
5. Damascene - Proper noun
Meaning
Of or relating to Damascus.
A kind of plume, now called damson. See Damson.
Same as Damask, or Damaskeen, v. t.
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a damascened sword
damascene city gates
See John Damascene, On the Holy and Glorious Dormition and Transformation of Our Lady Mary, Mother of God and Ever-Virgin by Our Holy Father John, Monk of Damascus and Son of Mansour.
St. John Damascene on Holy Images, Followed by Three Sermons on the Assumption Eng. transl. by Mary H. Allies, London, 1899.
Damascene woodworkers turning wood for mashrabia and hookass, 19th century.
In fact, Damascene (along with Nazianzen) serves as the source for nearly all subsequent promotion of Mary's complete holiness from her Conception by the "all pure seed" of Joachim and the womb "wider than heaven" of St. Ann.