Sentences with word «nobility»

The word "nobility" refers to a high social class or status with privileges and honor. It often includes members of a royal or aristocratic family who are known for their wealth, power, and important positions in society. Full definition
«The success of his open and principled approach to a scandal touched the yearning for nobility in many people's hearts: the dream that honest is rewarded; that the besmirched can be redeemed through honor.»
The earliest known pictures of Bearded Collies appear with nobility in the late 1700's.
The Bolognese dog breed was prized by nobility as long ago as the 11th century, and many Bolognese can be seen in old paintings.
Lowden is a remarkable blend of innocence and determination, giving Tommy's budding romance with Meg Drinnan (Ophelia Lovibond), a local waitress a few years his elder, the quality of both blind folly and of unexpected nobility as he remains loyal to her despite Meg's misgivings, and, worse, the disapproval of his pious mother.
Quests also nicely blend mundane medieval duties like hunting rabbits for food and taking on guard patrols with more involving jaunts like investigating a murder, partying with a priest, tripping with witches, and tracking down the bad guys to get some vengeance and earn respect from nobility.
When China started trading with Europe during the late 1500s, Pugs were brought to Europe and they became popular among nobility and royal families across Europe as well.
Centuries ago when only nobility was allowed to own certain kinds of dogs, a commoner's «cur» dog had his tail docked to easily tell him apart from purebred dogs owned by the aristocracy.
But then the heavy, portentous drama reasserts itself, and we're treated to dull speeches about nobility residing in the heart of the common man, yada - yada.
The Wikipedia page on nobility claims that around 15 % of the population of the Polish - Lithuanians were nobles, and this page claims 13 % - but anyway, a significant percentage of Polish - Lithuanians were nobles and thus entitled to vote.
Obviously, the Marquis Launch is an annual November celebration of the summary ejection via catapult of French nobility during the Revolution.
The Mastiff was also prized by English nobility for its excellent pack hunting skills, protective nature and loyalty.
They were quite popular with European nobility, in the English court during Henry II's reign, and were even included in paintings by Goya.
They were used by German nobility for hunting bear, boar, and deer.
They became the favourites of Italian nobility and had a talent for retrieving.
This name began as one that was given to baby girls of high nobility in Western and Eastern Europe during the Middle Ages.
Kahlil - I was an art student (sculpting and water color) I think part of the problem is as referenced before there is a certain nobility of being a starving artist (total crap)
Suddenly the small town of Vichy became a notable spa destination, playing host to many members of nobility who wanted to partake in the waters.

Musk's nobility comes from his past as a founder of...

The borzoi, also known as the Russian wolfhound is a dog that was bred by Russian nobility by crossing sheepdogs with greyhounds.
In 1520, he wrote three major treatises at a pace that would put any tenure - track theologian to shame: in August, the Address to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation; in October, On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church; and in November, On the Freedom of a Christian.
McKellan slips into the robes of Gandalf perfectly with great nobility that gives importance to a lot of the exposition of a lot of his dialogue.
Jolie's POW drama is too polite to its subject, preferring to emphasize nobility over the truth of misery and torture.
Known as being a favorite among Japanese nobility, the Japanese Chin is a small - sized breed that makes for a great companion.
«Many of the most revered scientists throughout history were not concerned about financial gain for the simple reason that they were born into nobility and money.
The breed came to England in the 17th century, quickly becoming as popular with nobility there as they had been in their Italian homeland.
Ercole Consalvi, born into the Roman nobility as the winds of Enlightenment - driven change were about to transform Europe, was educated for a career in law and administration, which in his case meant life as an official of the Papal States: that broad swath of central Italy that constituted the pope's «temporal power.»
But in my book, true nobility of spirit would have a better idea of who its enemies were.
As the natural end of temporal existence in Narnia, death was always to be anticipated and accepted with as much nobility as one could muster.
Later, Italian nobility became obsessed with these small dogs, and they would become highly favored by the French in the 1500s.
No wonder a quarter of the British nobility made transatlantic marriages!
Despite its value, the breed faced near - extinction in the mid to late 18th century with the collapse of the Scottish nobility after the battle of Culloden and the Jacobite rebellion but was saved by enthusiasts Archibald and Duncan McNeill.
Now reduced to fencing moldy relics and wheedling favors from petty nobility, he's pretty sure his life can't get any worse.
History and Facts: Believed to be an ancient breed, the Scottish Deerhound could only be owned by nobility during the 16th century.
This sturdy little dog was bred as a watch dog, to guard Buddhist monasteries and homes of Tibetan nobility.
Whoever built this place, it was undoubtedly an elite settlement, built for ceremonial purposes and occupied by Inca nobility.
Another is dualistic, that is, the acceptability and even nobility of dividing the world between friend and foe and killing as many of the enemy as possible.
Chocolate soon became a fashionable drink about the same time as coffee of the European nobility after the discovery of the Americas.
As Furet explains, «The movement to stop Hitler gave communism its most glorious moment and its militants whatever nobility illusion could allow.»
Mae takes the job initially to help fund treatments for her father who suffers from multiple sclerosis (Bill Paxton in his final role) but it's not long before that selfless nobility gives way to a more unhealthy obsession with her own status.
Born Ivan Gratianovitch Dombrowsky in Kiev, Ukraine, to a family belonging to the hereditary Polish nobility, John Graham was trained in the law and served with the Czar's forces in World War I.
The Order of the Dragon (Latin: Societas Draconistarum, literally Society of the Dragonists) was a monarchical chivalric order for selected nobility Posts about red flags you're dating a loser written by psychopathyawareness
I find WWI films interesting for the juxtaposition of modern warfare with 19th century nobility, and looks like this will draw on that.
The noble Vizsla has been the breed of choice for Hungarian nobility for centuries and is prized for their hunting abilities as well as being very loyal to their owners.
Historically the highest rank of nobility under the king, this title comes from the French word duc, meaning leader.

Phrases with «nobility»

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