Definitions for diptych
ˈdɪp tɪkdip·tych

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. diptychnoun

   a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diptychnoun

   A writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within.

2. diptychnoun

   A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets, usually connected by hinges.

3. diptychnoun

   A double catalogue, containing in one part the names of living, and in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and benefactors of the church.

4. diptychnoun

   A catalogue of saints.

5. diptychnoun

   Artistically-wrought tablets distributed by consuls, etc. of the later Roman Empire to commemorate their tenure of office; hence transferred to a list of magistrates

6. diptychnoun

   a. a literary work consisting of two contrasting parts (as a narrative telling the same story from two opposing points of view) "a diptych, a pastoral in which the author narrates the birth of Christ ... first as it has impressed the rich countryman Asveer, then as it has been seen by the skeptic Nicodemus" -- François Closset b. any work made up of two matching parts treating complementary or contrasting pictorial phases of one general topic "the first volume of a diptych Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert" -- F.E. Egler

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Diptychnoun

   A register of bishops and martyrs.

   Etymology: diptycha, Latin.

   The commemoration of saints was made out of the diptychs of the church, as appears by multitudes of places in St. Austin. Edward Stillingfleet.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Diptych

   A diptych (; from the Greek δίπτυχον, di "two" + ptychē "fold") is any object with two flat plates which form a pair, often attached by hinge. For example, the standard notebook and school exercise book of the ancient world was a diptych consisting of a pair of such plates that contained a recessed space filled with wax. Writing was accomplished by scratching the wax surface with a stylus. When the notes were no longer needed, the wax could be slightly heated and then smoothed to allow reuse. Ordinary versions had wooden frames, but more luxurious diptychs were crafted with more expensive materials.

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1. diptych

   A diptych is a piece of art, mainly a painting or relief, that is divided into two parts or panels, either hinged together or not. These panels are usually related, portraying a continuous or complementary scene or theme. The term can also refer to a two-page leaflet or a literary work consisting of two contrasting parts.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Diptychnoun

   anything consisting of two leaves

2. Diptychnoun

   a writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within

3. Diptychnoun

   a picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets connected by hinges. See Triptych

4. Diptychnoun

   a double catalogue, containing in one part the names of living, and in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and benefactors of the church; a catalogue of saints

5. Etymology: [L. diptycha, pl., fr. Gr. folded, doubled; di- = di`s- twice + to fold, double up.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Diptych

   A diptych is any object with two flat plates attached at a hinge. Devices of this form were quite popular in the ancient world, wax tablets being coated with wax on inner faces, for recording notes and for measuring time and direction. In Late Antiquity, ivory diptychs with covers carved in low relief on the outer faces were a significant art-form: the "consular diptych" was made to celebrate an individual's becoming Roman consul, but some, perhaps including the Poet and Muse diptych at Monza, may have been made for private use. Some of the most important surviving works of the Late Roman Empire are diptychs, of which some dozens survive, preserved in some instances by being reversed and re-used as book covers. The largest surviving Byzantine ivory panel, is a leaf from a diptych in the Justinian court manner of c. 525–50, which features an archangel. From the Middle Ages many panel paintings took the diptych form, as small portable works for personal use; large altarpieces tended to be made in triptych form, with two outer panels that could be closed across the main central representation. They are one type of the multi-panel forms of painting known as polyptychs.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Diptych

   dip′tik, n. a double-folding writing-tablet: a register of bishops, saints, &c. read aloud during the eucharist: a pair of pictures as folding-tablets. [Gr. diptychos—di-, and ptyssein, to fold.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of diptych in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

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   The numerical value of diptych in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=diptych
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Diptych
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=diptych
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diptych
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diptych
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=diptych
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=diptych