leonine

le·o·nine  (l-nn)

adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a lion.

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[Middle English, from Old French leonin, from Latin lennus, from le, len-, lion; see lion.]

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leonine [ˈliːəˌnaɪn]

adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of, characteristic of, or resembling a lion

[from Latin leōnīnus, from leō lion]

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Leonine [ˈliːəˌnaɪn]

adj

1. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) connected with one of the popes called Leo

(Placename)

Leonine City a district of Rome on the right bank of the Tiber fortified by Pope Leo IV

3. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) of or relating to certain prayers in the Mass prescribed by Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903; pope 1878-1903)

n

(Literature / Poetry) Also called Leonine verse

a.  a type of medieval hexameter or elegiac verse having internal rhyme

b.  a type of English verse with internal rhyme

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

leonine - of or characteristic of or resembling a lion

Translations

leonine [ˈliːənaɪn] ADJ → leonino

leonine

adj → Löwen-, löwenartig; leonine courage (liter) → Löwenmut m; the leonine bust of Karl Marx → die Büste von Karl Marx mit seiner Löwenmähne