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Before I took the veil, I was ornamented for the ceremony, and was clothed in a rich dress belonging to the Convent, which was used on such occasions; and placed not far from the altar in the chapel, in the view of a number of spectators who had assembled, perhaps about forty.
Maria Monk

Meaning of "the veil" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE VEIL

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE VEIL

the Unknowable
the unseelie
the unwritten law
the upper hand
the upper regions
the usual
the vag
the vapours
the varletry
the vast
the Veneti
the vernacular
the very devil
the very idea!
the Vienna Union
the Virgin
the Virgin Queen
the Wagon
the Wash
the Water Carrier

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE VEIL

abseil
brise-soleil
ceil
conseil
corbeil
coup d´oeil
deil
humeral veil
nonpareil
overveil
seil
Sieg Heil
surveil
take the veil
teil
trompe l´oeil
unveil
veil
vermeil
Weil

Synonyms and antonyms of the veil in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the veil» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE VEIL

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

Translator English - Chinese

面纱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el velo
570 millions of speakers

English

the veil
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घूंघट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحجاب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

завеса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

o véu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অবগুণ্ঠন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le voile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tudung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

der Schleier
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ベール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

베일
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kudhi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mạng che mặt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முக்காடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पडदा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

duvak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

il velo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zasłona
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

завіса
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vălul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το πέπλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die sluier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slöjan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sløret
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the veil

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE VEIL»

The term «the veil» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.952 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE VEIL» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «THE VEIL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the veil.
1
Mary Ritter Beard
Those who sit at the feast will continue to enjoy themselves even though the veil that separates them from the world of toiling reality below has been lifted by mass revolts and critics.
2
DeWitt Clinton
The sinner will not confess, nor will the priest receive his confession, if the veil of secrecy is removed.
3
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.
4
Maureen Dowd
I feel like I owe it to the readers to try to pull back the veil and give them the honest version of what's going on. But it's not more fun. If Obama, as he does sometimes already, gets a little snippy with me about something I've written, you're thinking, 'Oh God, the president of the United States is already annoyed with me.'
5
Jeff Greenfield
In another life, before taking the veil of journalistic purity, I practiced the black arts of a political operative, including 'debate prep.'
6
Juliana Hatfield
As long as there are religions, there are going to be people who are hiding their rottenness behind the veil of religion.
7
Gwen Ifill
You would like me to say that the veil will be ripped from the voters' eyes sometime between now and November, thereby restoring the proper version of Democracy to the House and Senate. I won't say that, of course. The simple reason is, I don't know.
8
Omar Khayyam
There was a door to which I found no key: There was the veil through which I might not see.
9
Franz Marc
Today we are searching for things in nature that are hidden behind the veil of appearance... We look for and paint this inner, spiritual side of nature.
10
Maria Monk
Before I took the veil, I was ornamented for the ceremony, and was clothed in a rich dress belonging to the Convent, which was used on such occasions; and placed not far from the altar in the chapel, in the view of a number of spectators who had assembled, perhaps about forty.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE VEIL»

Discover the use of the veil in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the veil and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lifting the Veil: The True Faces of Muhammad and Islam
This book is based upon our YouTube series Idiots Guide to Islam, of Q & A chapters that are listened to.
Iq Al Rassooli, 2012
2
Beyond the Veil: Male-female Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society
A list of suggested supplementary reading enhances the value of this edition for students and general readers.
Fatima Mernissi, 1987
3
Skepticism and the Veil of Perception
This book develops and defends a version of direct realism: the thesis that perception gives us direct awareness, and non-inferential knowledge, of the external world.
Michael Huemer, 2001
4
Confronting the Veil: Abram Harris, Jr., E. Franklin ...
This book examines the early lives and careers of economist Abram Harris Jr., sociologist E. Franklin Frazier, and political scientist Ralph Bunche--three black scholars at Howard University during the New Deal era who advocated class-based ...
Jonathan Scott Holloway, 2002
5
Voices Behind the Veil: The World of Islam Through the Eyes ...
This groundbreaking book written by women intimately familiar with the world of Islam, draws back the covering on every stage and aspect of life for the Muslim woman--as a child, wife, mother, sister, and religious adherent.
Ergun Mehmet Caner
6
Behind the Veil: An Australian Nurse in Saudi Arabia
Wearing head-to-toe coverings in stifling heat, and battling administrative apathy, Lydia Laube kept her sanity and got her passport back. 'Behind the Veil' is the hilarious account of an Australian woman's battle against the odds.
Lydia Laube, 2010
7
Within the Veil: Black Journalists, White Media
A war on the environment, driven by free-market policies, is sweeping Latin America.
Pamela Newkirk, 2002
8
Lifting the Veil of Duality
In Lifting the Veil of Duality, best-selling author Andreas Moritz poignantly exposes the illusion of duality - good and evil, right and wrong, light and dark.
Andreas Moritz, 2005
9
Beyond the Veil
If we have any claim on our Heavenly Father for anything, it is for knowledge on this important subject. (Joseph Smith, History of the Church, Volume Six, pg. 50.)
Lee Nelson, 2013
10
Seeing Through the Veil: Optical Theory and Medieval Allegory
In Seeing through the Veil, Suzanne Conklin Akbari examines several late medieval allegories in the context of contemporary paradigm shifts in scientific and philosophical theories of vision.
Suzanne Conklin Akbari, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE VEIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the veil is used in the context of the following news items.
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Now the Netherlands bans Islamic veil – but will Britain ever do the …
HOLLAND has banned the full-face Islamic veil in government buildings, schools ... The ban does not completely forbid the veil in public places, but outlaws it "in ... «Express.co.uk, May 15»
2
Muslim women should be allowed to wear the veil in court, top judge …
His comments, in a lecture about the need for courts to be less intimidating, come at a time of uncertainty over the place of the Muslim niqab, or full face-veil, in ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
3
Don't wear the veil, Saudi cleric says on national TV
“Later, people confused the hijab, which was imposed only on the wives of the Prophet Mohammed, with what Allah imposed on Muslim women in general,” ... «FOX31 Denver, Dec 14»
4
'American Horror Story's' Lily Rabe to Star in Jason Blum's 'The Veil
Lily Rabe, best known for co-starring in American Horror Story, has signed on to topline in The Veil, the Blumhouse thriller being directed by Phil Joanou. «Hollywood Reporter, Feb 14»
5
Jessica Alba in Talks to Join Thomas Jane in 'The Veil' (Exclusive)
Jessica Alba is in negotiations to join Thomas Jane in The Veil, the latest microbudget horror film from Jason Blum's Blumhouse. Phil Joanou is on board to ... «Hollywood Reporter, Feb 14»
6
The veil and the courts: Who says facial expressions never lie?
Niqab, hijab, chador, burka: it's a lot to keep straight in your head, and one can only feel sympathy for those who struggle. It is, perhaps, with those people in ... «The Independent, Nov 13»
7
Ministers mustn't duck the debate on the veil
When Jeremy Browne, the Lib Dem Home Office minister, floated the idea of banning the niqab – the face veil adopted by a certain kind of fundamentalist ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 13»
8
'Vampire Diaries' Recap: And the Veil Drops!
Who thought that Bonnie would finally be able to control her magic and really be able to drop the veil between the living and the dead. We were finally able to ... «The Stir, May 13»
9
Lift the veil, or go to jail - police get tough on burqas
Mr Johnson said police currently have no power to request people to remove head coverings such as a face veil or a helmet when they have been pulled over. «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 11»
10
Liberté, Egalité, And France's Courageous Banning Of the Veil
Now, more than 80 years after Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the Turkish Republic, outlawed religious attire (including the headscarf and full veil for women) ... «Forbes, Apr 11»

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