What does porphyry mean?
Definitions for porphyry
ˈpɔr fə ripor·phy·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
porphyry, porphyritic rocknoun
any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals
Wiktionary
porphyrynoun
a hard igneous rock consisting of large crystals in a fine-grained matrix
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Porphyre, Porphyrynoun
Marble of a particular kind.
Etymology: from ποϱφύϱα; porphyrites, Lat. porphyre, Fr.
I like best the porphyry, white or green marble, with a mullar or upper stone of the same. Henry Peacham, on Drawing.
Consider the red and white colours in porphyre; hinder light but from striking on it, its colours vanish, and produce no such ideas in us; but upon the return of light, it produces these appearances again. John Locke.
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porphyry
Porphyry is a type of igneous rock characterized by large-grained crystals such as feldspar or quartz dispersed in a fine-grained, silicate-rich matrix. The larger crystals are known as phenocrysts. In its non-geologic, traditional use, the term "porphyry" refers to purple-red porphyry, a rock valued for its appearance and used in decorative art and architecture.
Webster Dictionary
Porphyrynoun
a term used somewhat loosely to designate a rock consisting of a fine-grained base (usually feldspathic) through which crystals, as of feldspar or quartz, are disseminated. There are red, purple, and green varieties, which are highly esteemed as marbles
Etymology: [F. porphyre, L. porphyrites, fr. Gr. like purple, fr. purple. See Purple.]
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Porphyry
Porphyry of Tyre was a Neoplatonic philosopher who was born in Tyre. He edited and published the Enneads, the only collection of the work of his teacher Plotinus. He also wrote many works himself on a wide variety of topics. His Isagoge, or Introduction, is an introduction to logic and philosophy, and in Latin translation it was the standard textbook on logic throughout the Middle Ages. In addition, through several of his works, most notably Philosophy from Oracles and Against the Christians, he was involved in a controversy with a number of early Christians, and his commentary on Euclid's Elements was used as a source by Pappus of Alexandria.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Porphyry
por′fir-i, n. a very hard, variegated rock, of a purple and white colour, used in sculpture (porfido rosso antico): an igneous rock having a ground-mass enclosing crystals of feldspar or quartz.—v.t. Por′phyrise, to cause to resemble porphyry: to make of a spotted appearance.—n. Por′phyrite, one of the crystalline igneous rocks, which consists principally of plagioclase.—adjs. Porphyrit′ic, Porphyrā′ceous, resembling or consisting of porphyry.—n. Por′phyroid, a crystalline and schistose rock containing porphyritic crystals of feldspar. [Through Fr. and L. from Gr. porphyrites—porphyra, purple.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Porphyry
a Neo-Platonic philosopher of Alexandria, born at Tyre; resorted to Rome and became a disciple of Plotinus (q. v.), whose works he edited; he wrote a work against Christianity, known only from the replies (233-305).
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of porphyry in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of porphyry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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