Elizabeth

[ ih-liz-uh-buhth ]

noun

1. Douay Bible. Elisabeth.
2. Elizaveta Petrovna, 1709–62, empress of Russia 1741–62 (daughter of Peter the Great).
3. Pauline Elizabeth Ottilie Luise, Princess of WiedCarmen Sylva, 1843–1916, queen of Romania 1881–1914 and author.
4. Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (the Queen Mother), 1900–2002, queen consort of George VI of Great Britain (mother of Elizabeth II).
5. Saint, 1207–31, Hungarian princess and religious mystic.
6. a city in NE New Jersey.
7. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “oath of God.”

Elizabeth

¹

/ ɪˈlɪzəbəθ /

noun

1. Saint Elizabeth or Saint Elisabeth
   New Testament the wife of Zacharias, mother of John the Baptist, and kinswoman of the Virgin Mary. Feast day: Nov 5 or 8
2. Elizabeth18431916FRomanianPOLITICS: hereditary rulerWRITING: author pen name Carmen Sylva. 1843–1916, queen of Romania (1881–1914) and author
3. Elizabeth17091762FRussianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler Russian name Yelizaveta Petrovna. 1709–62, empress of Russia (1741–62); daughter of Peter the Great
4. Elizabeth, the Queen Mother19002002FBritishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler title the Queen Mother ; original name Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. 1900–2002, queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1936–52) as the wife of George VI; mother of Elizabeth II

Elizabeth

²

/ ɪˈlɪzəbəθ /

noun

1. a city in NE New Jersey, on Newark Bay. Pop: 123 215 (2003 est)
2. a town in SE South Australia, part of Adelaide. Pop: 26 428 (2006)

Example Sentences

Elizabeth, the elder, was obedient, shy, methodical, most at home in the country and most devoted to dogs and horses.

From Washington Post

The young Elizabeth waited out bad press, trusting that her refusal to enter the fray would ultimately vindicate her as the bigger person.

From Time

About two years later, Elizabeth began an affair and eventually left her husband.

From Washington Post

Of the eight children, five of them girls, only Elizabeth and Emily pursued careers in medicine.

From Washington Post

Denied admission to every institution she applied to, Elizabeth finally entered Geneva Medical College in 1847 when the faculty let the students vote on her acceptance.

From Washington Post

But Huckabee (akin to Elizabeth Warren on the left) is like an ice cream sundae.

From The Daily Beast

Mary Elizabeth Williams of Salon labels the show a “crass stunt” on a “bottom-feeding vortex of sadness network.”

From The Daily Beast

“Elizabeth Warren is the originator,” he said of the comment that energized Republicans in the 2012 race.

From The Daily Beast

Some imagine Senator Elizabeth Warren as the charismatic leader of a progressive version of the “tea party.”

From The Daily Beast

Are future historians going to look back on the past weekend as the one in which Elizabeth Warren took over the Democratic Party?

From The Daily Beast

Louis stood firm, though pale and respectful, before the resentful gaze of Elizabeth.

From Project Gutenberg

But, there was also another which might not be quite so pleasing to Elizabeth, although Louis felt it came too late for him.

From Project Gutenberg

While Louis was reading these dispatches, he received a summons from Elizabeth, to attend her immediately.

From Project Gutenberg

Answered Elizabeth, hardly attempting to conceal her scornful doubt of his sincerity.

From Project Gutenberg

Elizabeth, meanwhile, was filled with alarms respecting her daughter's unhappy infatuation.

From Project Gutenberg