ivoren toren

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

ivory tower

Name

A title of address for Mary (mother of Jesus), or specifically her neck.

Vertalings

ivory tower

torre de marfim

Elfenbeinturm

torre d'avorio

torre de marfil

tour d’ivoire

tour d'ivoire

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/iˌvoː.rə(n) ˈtoː.rə(n)/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geleen van Frans: tour d'ivoire

Verwante met Engels: ivory tower

In summary

From Song of Songs 7.4. First attested in the 1890s in the non-religious idiomatic sense, which was borrowed from French tour d'ivoire. The shift in meaning during the twentieth century is possibly influenced by English ivory tower.