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The origin is the Bible, specifically Chapter 7, Verse 4 of the Song of Solomon, in which Solomon is extolling the beauty of his beloved: “Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus”.
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Ivory tower - the meaning and origin of this phrase. ... Phrases, Sayings and Idioms Home > Phrase Dictionary - Meanings and Origins > Ivory tower...
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The term was first used in Song of Solomon 7:4, but its meaning is different. Its current meaning seems to be from French tour d'ivoire, in an 1837 poem by Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, where it is used to describe the poetical attitude of...
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St. Ego’s Ivory Tower is discovered by explorers, by those searching for something they do not yet understand. What are you searching for? Reality, being subjective, is escapable. The Ivory Tower exists as a sanctuary to help those who are lost find their way home. ... Do you want something posted at the top of the tower,
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a place or situation remote from worldly or practical affairs: the university as an ivory tower. ... an attitude of aloofness from or disdain or disregard for worldly or practical affairs: his ivory tower of complacency. ... Origin of ivory tow...
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