literature : Idioms & Phrases
Index
bachelor of literature
-
noun a bachelor's degree in literature
BLitt.
WordNet
comparative literature
-
noun study of literary works from different cultures (often in translation)
WordNet
master of literature
-
noun a master's degree in literature
MLitt.
WordNet
medical literature analysis and retrieval system
-
noun relational database of the United States National Library of Medicine for the storage and retrieval of bibliographical information concerning the biomedical literature
MEDLARS.
WordNet
sanskrit literature
-
noun Hindu literature written in Sanskrit
WordNet
talmudic literature
-
noun (Judaism) ancient rabbinical writings
WordNet
vedic literature
-
noun (from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionally believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads
Veda.
WordNet
wisdom literature
-
noun any of the biblical books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus) that are considered to contain wisdom
wisdom book; sapiential book.
WordNet
Yellow-covered literature
- cheap sensational novels and trashy magazines; formerly so called from the usual color of their covers. Colloq. U. S. Bartlett.
