Sentence examples for barbarian from inspiring English sources
'barbarian' is a correct and usable word in written English
You can use the word 'barbarian' to describe someone who is considered uncivilized or primitive. For example, "The local tribesmen were seen by the colonists as barbaric savages, not worthy of respect or recognition."
noun
An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; often associated with fighting or other such shows of strength.
It enacts a regression from the Christian ethic of "love thy neighbour" back to the pagan privileging of the tribe over the barbarian Other.
The adventures on the bridge, and as a barbarian, seem to be taking place inside Alexander's mind as he lies in hospital in a coma – reality appears to be waiting for him, if only he can open his eyes.
It is filled with German corpses and German suffering at the hands of barbarian Russians.
General Nezzar's witnesses argued that the army had saved the country from falling into the hands of a barbarian horde.
Sterile, defensive tactics on the pitch and hooligan violence off it (the organisers, with justice, fear the influx of barbarian fans from neighbouring Britain) could yet mar this year's contest.
Yet that has not stopped today's bankers savouring the prospect of an even bigger barbarian raid.
Droughts in the Central Asian steppe, for example, led to mass westward migration and the "barbarian" invasions that helped topple the Roman Empire (pictured above).
Moreover, the opening battle scenes were shot in Britain, with the wild Surrey woods doubling as barbarian-infested Bavarian forests.Last year was a record year for spending in Britain by foreign producers.
But as the markets in mergers and IPOs boomed, the rewards looked worth it.Some captains of industry were terrified by this new, barbarian-filled world of finance.
In 1935, Levinas concludes, "Every civilization that accepts being with the tragic despair it contains and the crimes it justifies merits the name 'barbarian'," (OE, 73).
Florus calls him scholasticus et eruditus (PL CXIX 103a) and Anastasius, the Vatican librarian of the day, marveled at the fact that this 'barbarian' (vir barbarus) from a remote land knew Greek.
