17th
Ordinal for seventeen
Seventeenth in a sequence—the ordinal form of seventeen.
It indicates position: the 17th floor, her 17th birthday, the 17th century.
In dates, it marks the day of a month: We arrive on the 17th.
Religious journey takers
- mayflowerSpring-blooming ground plant
- restorationReturning something to condition
- absolutismUnrestricted governmental authority
- ottomanBackless cushioned seat
Excessively ornate or elaborate
- chiaroscuroContrast technique in painting
- vanitasPainting of mortality symbols
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
etching · allegory · mythological · biblical · ornamentation · poussin · sculpture · fresco
Increase in scope
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- coloniesTerritories under foreign control
- settlersThose who establish homes
exploration · mercantilism · plantations · slavery · charter · colonists · indigenous · missionaries
Knowledge through observation
- rationalismReason as knowledge source
- pascalSI pressure unit
- reasonBasis or justification
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
cogito · leviathan · dualism · metaphysics · epistemology · ethics · meditations · treatise
pilgrims
Religious journey takers
- mayflowerSpring-blooming ground plant
- restorationReturning something to condition
- absolutismUnrestricted governmental authority
baroque
Excessively ornate or elaborate
- chiaroscuroContrast technique in painting
- vanitasPainting of mortality symbols
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
landscape · etching · allegory · mythological · biblical · ornamentation · poussin · sculpture · fresco
expansion
Increase in scope
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- coloniesTerritories under foreign control
settlers · exploration · mercantilism · plantations · slavery · charter · colonists · indigenous · missionaries · indentured
empiricism
Knowledge through observation
- rationalismReason as knowledge source
- pascalSI pressure unit
- reasonBasis or justification
skepticism · cogito · leviathan · dualism · metaphysics · epistemology · ethics · meditations · treatise · bacon