ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VEIL
From Norman French veile, from Latin vēla sails, pl of vēlum a covering.
WHAT DOES VEIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Veil
A
veil is an article of clothing or cloth hanging that is intended to cover some part of the head or face, or an object of some significance. It is especially associated with women and sacred objects. One view is that as a religious item, it is intended to show honor to an object or space. The actual sociocultural, psychological, and sociosexual functions of veils have not been studied extensively but most likely include the maintenance of social distance and the communication of social status and cultural identity. The Quran has no requirement that women cover their faces with a veil, or cover their bodies with the full-body burqua or chador.
Definition of veil in the English dictionary
The first definition of veil in the dictionary is a piece of more or less transparent material, usually attached to a hat or headdress, used to conceal or protect a woman's face and head. Other definition of veil is part of a nun's headdress falling round the face onto the shoulders. Veil is also something that covers, conceals, or separates; mask.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO VEIL
PRESENT
Present
I veil
you veil
he/she/it veils
we veil
you veil
they veil
Present continuous
I am veiling
you are veiling
he/she/it is veiling
we are veiling
you are veiling
they are veiling
Present perfect
I have veiled
you have veiled
he/she/it has veiled
we have veiled
you have veiled
they have veiled
Present perfect continuous
I have been veiling
you have been veiling
he/she/it has been veiling
we have been veiling
you have been veiling
they have been veiling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I veiled
you veiled
he/she/it veiled
we veiled
you veiled
they veiled
Past continuous
I was veiling
you were veiling
he/she/it was veiling
we were veiling
you were veiling
they were veiling
Past perfect
I had veiled
you had veiled
he/she/it had veiled
we had veiled
you had veiled
they had veiled
Past perfect continuous
I had been veiling
you had been veiling
he/she/it had been veiling
we had been veiling
you had been veiling
they had been veiling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will veil
you will veil
he/she/it will veil
we will veil
you will veil
they will veil
Future continuous
I will be veiling
you will be veiling
he/she/it will be veiling
we will be veiling
you will be veiling
they will be veiling
Future perfect
I will have veiled
you will have veiled
he/she/it will have veiled
we will have veiled
you will have veiled
they will have veiled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been veiling
you will have been veiling
he/she/it will have been veiling
we will have been veiling
you will have been veiling
they will have been veiling
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would veil
you would veil
he/she/it would veil
we would veil
you would veil
they would veil
Conditional continuous
I would be veiling
you would be veiling
he/she/it would be veiling
we would be veiling
you would be veiling
they would be veiling
Conditional perfect
I would have veil
you would have veil
he/she/it would have veil
we would have veil
you would have veil
they would have veil
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been veiling
you would have been veiling
he/she/it would have been veiling
we would have been veiling
you would have been veiling
they would have been veiling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you veil
we let´s veil
you veil
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
veiling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «VEIL»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
veil.
I had a job; I was, during the war, a nurse, a 'Gray Lady.' We wore a veil and a gray dress.
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.
For me, marriage is about love, not paperwork. I've never been the kid who dreamed of the big white dress, the long veil, the fancy diamond ring.
Some of the food in Liquor is food I've really eaten filtered through a veil of fiction.
The men and women cut their hair close round to the ears and eyes. The women, after the manner of the Parthians, cover their heads with a large white veil, folded together in the form of a crown.
My wedding was at home, so I didn't really want to wear a veil in my house. Instead I wore a lot of diamond hair clips. They were brooches, actually, designed by Lorraine Schwartz.
A real totalitarianism is at work in the world and wants to impose its views not only on Arab Muslims, but on the West. The same way that they veil women, Islamic radicals want to veil cartoons in the press.
The sinner will not confess, nor will the priest receive his confession, if the veil of secrecy is removed.
The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.
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.'
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VEIL»
Discover the use of
veil in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
veil and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Veil is the story of the covert wars that were waged in Central America, Iran and Libya in a secretive atmosphere and became the centerpieces and eventual time bombs of American foreign policy in the 1980s.
Set in England and Hong Kong in the 1920s, The Painted Veil is the story of the beautiful but love-starved Kitty Fane.
W. Somerset Maugham,
2011
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Beyond the
Veil: Male-female Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society
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With the encouragement of headstrong Eva, loyal Nadia, and Agata and Josef, who are carving out a love story of their own, perhaps Tami can keep dreaming—and find a way to stay in America. From the Trade Paperback edition.
In this concise and beautifully written introduction to the politics of the veil in modern societies, Christian Joppke examines why a piece of clothing could have led to such controversy.
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Veil: Modesty, Privacy and Resistance
This provocative book draws on extensive original fieldwork, anthropology, history and original Islamic sources to challenge the simplistic assumption that veiling is largely about modesty and seclusion, honor and shame.
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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.
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The
Veil and the Male Elite: A Feminist Interpretation of ...
'Fatima Mernissi has more ideas per book than any other thinker in the Middle East.
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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.
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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.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VEIL»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
veil is used in the context of the following news items.
Netherlands approves plans for face-covering veil ban
The Dutch cabinet has approved plans for a partial ban on wearing the face-covering Islamic veil in public places including schools, hospitals and on public ... «BBC News, May 15»
What some Muslim women see: Views from behind the veil shot by …
The niqab — the veil that covers the head and face of many Muslim women — is for many a personal choice. For others in North Africa and the Middle East, even ... «Washington Post, May 15»
Congo-Brazzaville bans women from wearing full veil
Congo-Brazzaville has banned Muslim women from wearing the full face-veil in public, citing security reasons, an Islamic association said. "The interior minister ... «Aljazeera.com, May 15»
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»
Saudi cleric stirs controversy on face veil
Sheikh Ahmed al-Ghamdi once headed the religious police in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, but now says the full-face veil imposed on all women in the country ... «CNN, Dec 14»
Woman wearing niqab thrown out after Paris Verdi's La Traviate cast …
France's Socialist government today pledged to toughen up its anti face-covering law after a veiled Muslim woman was ejected from a major Paris opera house. «Daily Mail, Oct 14»
Why France's Ban on Face Veils Is Bad News for Women
France's ban on women wearing face-covering veils is not discriminatory — at least, that was the ruling by the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday. «Mashable, Jul 14»
Face veils in hospital under review
There is to be a review into whether NHS staff in England should be allowed to wear full face veils, according to the Department of Health. Ministers have asked ... «BBC News, Sep 13»
Debate needed on veils in some public places, says minister
The government should consider banning Muslim girls from wearing veils in public places such as schools, a Lib Dem Home Office minister has said. «BBC News, Sep 13»
Birmingham college forced into U-turn over Muslim veil ban …
In 2007 a 12-year-old girl from Buckinghamshire lost her bid to wear a full-face veil. It followed a similar ruling in the case of a 15-year-old Muslim who had ... «The Independent, Sep 13»