Hildegard
Visionary German nun
Hildegard is a German feminine name meaning "battle protector." It appears most often in reference to Hildegard of Bingen, the 12th-century abbess, mystic, composer, and polymath whose works on theology, medicine, and natural history have drawn renewed interest.
The name is rare in contemporary English-speaking countries.
Female monastic leader
- BenedictineMonk following ancient rule
- canonizedDeclared officially holy
- Doctor of the ChurchSaint recognized for doctrine
- feast daySaint's commemorative holiday
veneration · hagiography · anchoress · convent · visions · holy · relics · patron
Repetitive rhythmic phrase
- plainchantUnaccompanied liturgical melody
- liturgicalOf public worship rites
- antiphonAlternating liturgical song
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
monophonic · modal · sacred music · hymns · morality play · devotional · psalmody · canticle
Accommodates someone's wishes
- physicMedicinal substance or treatment
- herbal remediesPlant-based medicinal preparations
- gemstonesPolished ornamental minerals
- medicinal plantsFlora with healing properties
holistic · spelt · fasting · bloodletting · tinctures · balms · natural philosophy · healing arts
Decorative lighting displays
- mysticalOf hidden spiritual significance
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- divine lightSupernatural sacred glow
- revelationsSurprising facts made known
ecstatic · cosmology · allegory · apocalyptic · spiritual visions · theological · symbolic imagery · transcendent
Of Teutonic language stock
of the pontiff
- Bernard of ClairvauxTwelfth-century Cistercian abbot
- epistlesLiterary or formal letters
- lettersAlphabetic characters or mail
- ecclesiasticalRelating to church matters
Frederick Barbarossa · abbots · bishops · counsel · diplomatic · authority · influence · advisorship
abbess
Female monastic leader
- BenedictineMonk following ancient rule
- canonizedDeclared officially holy
- Doctor of the ChurchSaint recognized for doctrine
feast day · veneration · hagiography · anchoress · convent · visions · holy · relics · patron · liturgy
chant
Repetitive rhythmic phrase
- plainchantUnaccompanied liturgical melody
- liturgicalOf public worship rites
- antiphonAlternating liturgical song
sequence · monophonic · modal · sacred music · hymns · morality play · devotional · psalmody · canticle · medieval music
humors
Accommodates someone's wishes
- physicMedicinal substance or treatment
- herbal remediesPlant-based medicinal preparations
- gemstonesPolished ornamental minerals
medicinal plants · holistic · spelt · fasting · bloodletting · tinctures · balms · natural philosophy · healing arts · dietary
illuminations
Decorative lighting displays
- mysticalOf hidden spiritual significance
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- divine lightSupernatural sacred glow
revelations · ecstatic · cosmology · allegory · apocalyptic · spiritual visions · theological · symbolic imagery · transcendent · mysticism
Germanic
Of Teutonic language stock
papal
of the pontiff
- Bernard of ClairvauxTwelfth-century Cistercian abbot
- epistlesLiterary or formal letters
- lettersAlphabetic characters or mail
Frederick Barbarossa · ecclesiastical · abbots · bishops · counsel · diplomatic · authority · influence · advisorship
HildegardThomas Aquinas
Scholastic philosopher-theologian
- Hildegard of BingenMedieval polymath and abbess