Damascene

See also: damascene and damascène

English

Etymology

Latin Damascenus (“of Damascus”).

Adjective

Damascene (comparative more Damascene, superlative most Damascene)

Of or relating to Damascus.
Refers to a seminal moment, typically one that leads to a dramatic change in attitude or belief.

Derived terms

Damascene conversion

Translations

of or relating to Damascus

Arabic: دِمَشْقِيّ‎‎ (dimašqiyy)
Finnish: damaskolainen
French: damasquin (fr)
German: damaszenisch (de)

Italian: damaschino (it)
Latin: damascēnus
Portuguese: damasceno
Slovak: damaský (sk), damascénsky

Noun

Damascene (plural Damascenes)

A person living in or originating from Damascus.

Translations

person

Arabic: دِمَشْقِيّ‎‎ m (dimašqiyy), دِمَشْقِيّة‎‎ f (dimašqiyya)
Finnish: damaskolainen

Portuguese: damasceno m

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for Damascene in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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