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Lohengrin

[ loh-uhn-grin, -green ]

noun

  1. Teutonic Legend, Arthurian Legend. the son of Parzival (the German name of Percival ), and a knight of the Holy Grail.
  2. (italics) an opera (composed 1846–48; premiere 1850) by Richard Wagner.


Lohengrin

/ ˈləʊɪnɡrɪn /

noun

  1. (in German legend) a son of Parzival and knight of the Holy Grail


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Lohengrin1

From German, alteration of Lothringen (the German name for Lorraine ( def ) ), ultimately from the given name Lothar, from Old High German hlūt “famous, loud” ( loud ( def ) ) + heri “army” ( harbor ( def ), herald ( def ) )

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Example Sentences

He simply made light of Lohengrin, and only became reconciled to the whole opera much later in life.

He took her to the hall the first time Thea sang there, and sat in the box with her and helped her through "Lohengrin."

In the legends of Parsifal and Lohengrin the knightly and religious elements are welded together.

"Don't lie awake thinking about Lohengrin," said her mother kissing her good-night.

Tristan is pure human passion—Tristan's soul is the antithesis of Lohengrin's.

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