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pinnacle

noun (pinnacles)

«pinnacle» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

  1. A pinnacle is the very top of a mountain or of a tall building. tree →
  2. A pinnacle is a tall, pointed ornament on the roof of a building, often a church or palace. tree →

In the lessons

in stories, the high, pointed tops of a palace or castle

Examples

  • The palace had many airy pinnacles on its roof. tree →
  • We climbed to the pinnacle of the hill. tree →
  • The bird perched on the pinnacle of the tower. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

A tall point or turret on a wall or building, here made of precious stones.

Interpretation. Isaiah's promise to restored Zion is read by the tradition as a picture of the glory of the future Jerusalem.

Examples

  • And I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of precious stones. (Prophets ISA.54.12, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pinnacle/