ivoren toren

Meaning

Noun

ivory tower

Name

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

Concepts

ivory tower

Translations

torre de marfim

Elfenbeinturm

tour d'ivoire

torre de marfil

torre d'avorio

tour d’ivoire

Pronounced as (IPA)

/iˌvoː.rə(n) ˈtoː.rə(n)/

Etymology

Borrowed from French: tour d'ivoire

Cognate with English: 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.