See Also: Parshvanatha(encyclopedia)
Victorian(1)(dictionary)
Victorian(2)(dictionary)
Victorian 1, adjective(dictionary)
Victorian 2, noun(dictionary)

Victorian(2) (iou) and Parshvanatha (sh)


Victorian(2) (iou)



Victorian adjective2 & noun1. M19.
[formed as VICTORIA noun + -AN.]
A. adjective.
I.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901). M19.
Royal Victorian Chain: see ROYAL adjective. Royal Victorian Order: see ROYAL adjective. Victorian Gothic (designating) the style of architecture typical of the Gothic revival.
Resembling or typified by the attitudes attributed to the Victorian era; esp. prudish, morally strict; old-fashioned, out-dated. M20.
Time Out An even worse example of what workers described as 'Victorian industrial relations.'
II.
Of or pertaining to any of various places named after Queen Victoria, spec. the State of Victoria in SE Australia. M19.
b. noun.
I.
A native or inhabitant of the State of Victoria or any of the cities called Victoria. M19.
II.
A person, esp. a writer, who lived in the reign of Queen Victoria. Also, a person whose attitudes and values are characteristic of those attributed to the Victorian era. L19.
a. An article of furniture from the time of Queen Victoria. rare. E20.
b. A house built during the reign of Queen Victoria. US. M20.
Victori'ana noun pl. [-ANA] (a) attitudes characteristic of the Victorian period; (b) articles, esp. furniture and ornaments, or architecture of the Victorian period: E20.
Victorianism noun the collective characteristics, esp. concerning attitudes or style, of the Victorian period; an example of something characteristic of this period: E20.
Victorianist noun an expert in or student of the Victorian period L20.
Victorianize verb trans. make Victorian; convert (a house etc.) to a Victorian style: E20.
Victorianly adverb in a Victorian manner or style; prudishly, formally: E20.

Parshvanatha (sh)




flourished 8th century BC

In Jainism, the 23rd Tirthankara, or saint, of the present age.

He founded a religious order and formulated four vows binding on its members (not to kill, steal, lie, or own property; a vow of celibacy was added later by Mahavira). According to legend, Parshvanatha once saved a family of serpents trapped in a log in an ascetic's fire. One of the snakes, later reborn as Dharana, the lord of the underworld kingdom of nagas (snakes), sheltered Parshvanatha from a storm sent by an enemy demon. In sculpture and painting Parshvanatha is depicted with a canopy of snake hoods over his head.