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In all religions, the quickening spirit has been symbolically represented as a bird. At the baptism, when Jesus' body was in the water, the Spirit of Christ descended into it as a dove.
Max Heindel

Meaning of "descended" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DESCENDED

descended  [dɪˈsendɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DESCENDED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Descended is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DESCENDED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of descended in the English dictionary

The definition of descended in the dictionary is to be descended from sb to be connected by a blood relationship.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DESCENDED


bended
ˈbendɪd
blended
ˈblɛndɪd
bonded
ˈbɒndɪd
branded
ˈbrændɪd
candid
ˈkændɪd
expanded
ɪkˈspændɪd
extended
ɪkˈstɛndɪd
intended
ɪnˈtɛndɪd
landed
ˈlændɪd
minded
ˈmaɪndɪd
recommended
ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd
rounded
ˈraʊndɪd
splendid
ˈsplɛndɪd
unapprehended
ˌʌnæprɪˈhendɪd
unended
ʌnˈendɪd
unmended
ʌnˈmendɪd
unoffended
ˌʌnəˈfendɪd
unsuspended
ˌʌnsəˈspendɪd
upended
ˌʌpˈendɪd
wounded
ˈwuːndɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DESCENDED

descale
descaler
descaling agent
descant
descanter
Descartes
descend
descendable
descendant
descendent
descender
descendeur
descendible
descending
descension
descensional
descent
Deschamps
deschool
deschooler

WORDS THAT END LIKE DESCENDED

distended
inextended
offended
open-ended
overextended
single-ended
stranded
unamended
unattended
unblended
undefended
undescended
unexpended
unextended
unfriended
unintended
unrecommended
untended
well-attended
well-defended
well-recommended

Synonyms and antonyms of descended in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DESCENDED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «descended» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of descended

Translation of «descended» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DESCENDED

Find out the translation of descended to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of descended from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «descended» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

后裔的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

descendiente
570 millions of speakers

English

descended
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उतरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ينحدر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сошел
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

descendente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অবতীর্ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

descendant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Turun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ein Nachkomme von
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

子孫の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

~의 후손인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mudhun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xuống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இறங்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उतरलेली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

soyundan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

discendente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zstąpił
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зійшов
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

coborât
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατέβηκε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afstammelinge
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

härstammade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

descended
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of descended

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DESCENDED»

The term «descended» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.541 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DESCENDED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «descended» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «descended» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about descended

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10 QUOTES WITH «DESCENDED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word descended.
1
William Henry Ashley
We remained at our encampment of this day until the morning of the 7th, when we descended ten miles lower down and encamped on a spot of ground where several thousand Indians had wintered during the past season.
2
Naomi Benaron
I fell in love with Rwanda the moment I saw those verdant, rolling hills rise up beneath the wings of the plane as we descended toward Kigali airport.
3
Yvette Clarke
It was August 28th, 1963, and the greatest civil rights coalition in modern history had descended upon Washington. Hundreds of thousands of protesters trekked through the heat, stretching from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial.
4
Charles Darwin
Man is descended from a hairy, tailed quadruped, probably arboreal in its habits.
5
Ferdowsi
Now when the two armies met, many and fierce were the combats waged between them, and blows were given and received, and swords flashed and showers of arrows descended on all sides.
6
Dario Fo
In a way, the American side descended to Saddam's level, which happens often in these types of circumstances. That is why the people in Iraq do not accept the current state of affairs.
7
Amy Goodman
If 2,000 Tea Party activists descended on Wall Street, you would probably have an equal number of reporters there covering them.
8
Trey Gowdy
October of 2011, Occupy protestors descended upon McPherson Square, and they decided to stay. Despite the clear language of the law, these protestors camped at McPherson Square with the definition of camping being sleeping or preparing to sleep.
9
Jon Gries
If we descended from space aliens, that's just as viable as Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, as far as I'm concerned.
10
Max Heindel
In all religions, the quickening spirit has been symbolically represented as a bird. At the baptism, when Jesus' body was in the water, the Spirit of Christ descended into it as a dove.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DESCENDED»

Discover the use of descended in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to descended and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Descended Master
"A Descended Master" is a powerful treatise on how the esoteric world really works.
Patrick Desplace, Lorraine Davies, 2011
2
Families Directly Descended from All the Royal Families in ...
This book is the first basic tool in English to trace the origins of Chinese surnames. At the heart of the work are three principal chapters.
Elizabeth M. Leach Rixford, 2011
3
Descended from Darkness: Apex Magazine
These stories represent the first year of original online content from Apex Magazine.
Jason Sizemore, Gill Ainsworth, 2009
4
Descended by Blood
Brooke Keller is a high school junior who never spent much time in one place.
Angeline Kace, 2011
5
The Imperfectly Descended Testis: Its Anatomy, Physiology ...
It is conceivable that the testis, and more especially the imperfectly descended one, may contain the same or similar cells to those that the ovary does, and from which this curious formation takes its origin. Lastly, it must always be remembered ...
William McAdam Eccles, 1903
6
He Descended Into Hell
The story the god of this age and his forces of darkness would like to remain locked tight in controversy and cloaked in a cloud of confusion as greatest story never told.Revelation beyond the restriction of religion and Bible-referenced ...
Henry T. Rhea, 2011
7
Scott: an Account of the Families Descended from Alexander ...
Alexander Scott was born 26 January 1786 in Alloa, Scotland.
Grace L. Hartley, 1961
8
Genealogy of the Dean Family Descended from Ezra Dean, of ...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Dean Arthur Denorvan, 2009
9
The Seamans Family in America as Descended from Thomas ...
Thomas Seamans married Susanna Salisbury in 1687 at Swansea, Massachusetts. Descendants and relatives lived in New England, New York and elsewhere, gradually moving westward.
‎1933
10
The General History of Ireland ... Collected by ... J. K. ...
Muscroidhe, from whom descended the noble Lord: of Muskery and Eogan of Buird Mainge from Whom the Mac Carty of Cluan Maolain, and Molahif descended. Charles, Daniel Oge, from whom Clan Daniel Roe : From Diarmuid Trallee ...
Geoffrey KEATING (D.D.), Dermod O'CONNOR, 1723

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DESCENDED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term descended is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hundreds of private planes have descended on Sun Valley for this …
The biggest names in tech and media have arrived in Sun Valley, Idaho for the annual conference hosted by investment bank Allen & Co. «Businessinsider India, Jul 15»
2
Global Tumult Gives Fed Some Pause on Rates
Since that meeting, Greece has defaulted on a loan from the International Monetary Fund and China's stock market has descended into a ... «Morningstar.com, Jul 15»
3
Sources: Clippers band together for meeting with DeAndre Jordan
Clippers president and coach Doc Rivers and a gaggle of players have descended on Houston for a meeting with free agent DeAndre Jordan ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
4
Tunisia Is Building a Wall Along Libyan Border to Keep Out Terrorists
Libya descended into a multi-party civil war after the fall of Muammar Qaddafi in 2011, and its border region with Tunisia became increasingly ... «VICE News, Jul 15»
5
One year later
Television cameras and aid workers descended on Shuja'iya and Khuza'a, places that have become synonymous with Palestinian misery, ... «The Economist, Jul 15»
6
PHOTOS: Ben's Chili Bowl Throws Grand Opening Party on H Street …
Hundreds of people descended on the H Street corridor today to revel in half smokes and go-go music for the grand opening of the new Ben's ... «Hill Now, Jul 15»
7
Michigan Jewish Institute Raided by Federal Agents Amid Fiscal and …
About 15 federal agents descended on MJI's administrative offices in Southfield, a suburb of Detroit, on the morning of July 7. According to an ... «Forward, Jul 15»
8
Fired up in support of team
About 200 parochial fans, mostly students, descended on the University Union hall to watch the broadcast from Apia. The gathering was ... «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»
9
Track Day Cars
Modified cars have descended on local tracks like a swarm of locusts, creating jam packed fields and a ton of fun. It's a good time to love race ... «RoadandTrack.com, Jul 15»
10
Residents on affluent London street terrified by 60 traveller brawl
Brawling travellers clambered on car roofs and urinated in an affluent London street after a funeral wake descended into drunken chaos. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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