ivoren toren

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

ivory tower

Name

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

Concetti

torre d'avorio

Traduzioni

ivory tower

torre de marfim

Elfenbeinturm

torre de marfil

tour d'ivoire

tour d’ivoire

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/iˌvoː.rə(n) ˈtoː.rə(n)/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Preso in prestito da francese: tour d'ivoire

Affine inglese: 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.