sylvester

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Definition von sylvester im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A male given name used in English since the sixteenth century

{i} male first name

used in English since the sixteenth century

orig. Gerbert of Aurillac born 945, near Aurillac, Auvergen, France died May 12, 1003, Rome First French pope (999-1003). Renowned as a scholar of logic and mathematics, he became archbishop of Reims (991) and of Ravenna ( 998). Appointed pope by his former student, Otto III, Sylvester worked closely with Otto, strengthening papal authority in distant states such as Kiev and Norway as well as in Italy. He denounced simony, demanded clerical celibacy, and limited the power of the bishops. He wrote textbooks on mathematics, the sciences, and music and the philosophical work De rationali et de ratione uti ("Concerning the Rational and the Use of Reason"). According to legends that emerged shortly after his death, his great learning was the result of magical arts or the Devil's coaching

Relevante Übersetzungen

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Silbentrennung

Syl·ves·ter

Türkische aussprache

sîlvestır

Aussprache

/səlˈvestər/ /sɪlˈvɛstɜr/

Etymologie

() Latin "woody, rural" from silva "wood"; name of a saint whose feast day falls on 31st December.