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Lohengrin
[ loh-uhn-grin, -green ]
noun
- Teutonic Legend, Arthurian Legend. the son of Parzival (the German name of Percival ), and a knight of the Holy Grail.
- (italics) an opera (composed 1846–48; premiere 1850) by Richard Wagner.
Lohengrin
/ ˈləʊɪnɡrɪn /
noun
- (in German legend) a son of Parzival and knight of the Holy Grail
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Lohengrin1
From German, alteration of Lothringen (the German name for Lorraine ( def ) ), ultimately from the given name Lothar, from Old High German hlūt “famous, loud” ( loud ( def ) ) + heri “army” ( harbor ( def ), herald ( def ) )
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Example Sentences
He simply made light of Lohengrin, and only became reconciled to the whole opera much later in life.
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He took her to the hall the first time Thea sang there, and sat in the box with her and helped her through "Lohengrin."
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In the legends of Parsifal and Lohengrin the knightly and religious elements are welded together.
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"Don't lie awake thinking about Lohengrin," said her mother kissing her good-night.
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Tristan is pure human passion—Tristan's soul is the antithesis of Lohengrin's.
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