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Byzantine

Dictionary definition · Byzantine

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it"Byzantine monks"
  2. of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium
  3. highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious"the Byzantine tax structure"

Similar words

convolutedinvolvedknottylabyrinthinetangledtortuous

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).