DIONYSIAN

Meaning of DIONYSIAN in English

/duy'euh nish"euhn, -nis"ee euhn, -nuy"see-/ , adj.

1. of, pertaining to, or honoring Dionysus or Bacchus.

2. recklessly uninhibited; unrestrained; undisciplined; frenzied; orgiastic.

[ 1600-10; DIONYS(US) + -IAN ]

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DIONYSIAN — adjective Date: 1607 1. of or relating to Dionysius, of or relating to the theological writings once mistakenly attributed to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DIONYSIAN — in sense 1 |dīə|nisēən, in sense 2 -nizhən or -nishən or -nīsēən adjective Etymology: in sense 1, from Dionysius (personal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIONYSIAN — (a.) Relating to Dionysius, a monk of the 6th century; as, the Dionysian, or Christian, era.
Английский словарь Webster
DIONYSIAN — ( a. ) Relating to Dionysius, a monk of the 6th century; as, the Dionysian, or Christian, era.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DIONYSIAN — adj. honoring Dionysus; pertaining to Dionysus; wild, unrestrained, orgiastic
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DIONYSIAN — adjective Date: 1607 1. a. : of or relating to Dionysius b. : of or relating to the theological writings …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIONYSIAN — adj relating to dionysius, a monk of the 6th century; as, the dionysian, or christian, era.
Webster English vocab
DIONYSIAN — [Di.o.ny.sian] adj (1607) 1 a: of or relating to Dionysius b: of or related to the theological writings once mistakenly …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DIONYSIAN — characteristic of the god Dionysus or the cult of worship of Dionysus; specifically, of a sensuous, frenzied, or orgiastic character. …
Britannica English vocabulary
DIONYSIAN — Dionysian BrE AmE ˌda ɪ ‿ə ˈnɪz i‿ən ◂ -ˈnɪs-, -ˈnaɪs- AmE \ -ˈnɪʃ ə n -ˈnaɪs i‿ən ▷ Dionysian|s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DIONYSIAN — ➡ Dionysiac
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIONYSIAN — Dionysian
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DIONYSIAN — Dionysian
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DIONYSIAN — Dionysian
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DIONYSIAN — Dionysian
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DIONYSIAN — adj. Pronunciation: - ' ni-zh ē - ə n, - ' n ē -, -sh ē -, -z ē -, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DIONYSIAN PERIOD — also called Great Paschal period, or Victorian period in the Julian calendar, a period of 532 years covering a complete …
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SATYR — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~us, from Greek ~os Date: 14th century a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DIONYSIAC — adjective Etymology: Latin dionysiacus, from Greek dionysiakos, from Dionysos Date: 1844 Dionysian 2, ~ noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RIMBAUD, (JEAN-NICOLAS-) ARTHUR
Английский словарь Британика
PSEUDO-DIONYSIUS THE AREOPAGITE — flourished с 500 Probably a Syrian monk. Under the pseudonym Dionysius the Areopagite , he wrote a series of treatises …
Английский словарь Британика
ORPHIC — I. ˈȯrfik, ˈȯ(ə)f-, -fēk adjective also or·phi·cal -fə̇kəl, -fēk- Etymology: orphic from Latin Orphicus, from Greek Orphikos, from Orpheus, Thracian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APOLLONIAN — I. |apə|lōnēən, -nyən also |āˌpä|- adjective also ap·ol·lon·ic -|länik ; or apol·lo·nis·tic ə|pälō|nistik Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Greek Apollōn + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SATYR — ˈsā]d.ə(r), ]tə- also ˈsa]\ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin satyrus, from Greek satyros 1. a. often …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAENAD — noun also me·nad ˈmēˌnad ( -s ) Etymology: Latin maenad-, maenas, from Greek mainad-, mainas, literally, madwoman, from mainesthai to …
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KORDAX — noun or cor·dax ˈkȯ(ə)rˌdaks ( -es ) Etymology: Latin cordax, from Greek kordax; akin to Greek kradan to shake, brandish …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIONYSIAC — |dīə|ni]sēˌak also -nī] or ]zē- adjective also di·o·ny·si·a·cal -_nə̇|sīəkəl, -ˌnī|-; ˌdīəˈni]sēˌakəl, -nī], ]zē- ; or di·o·ny·sic |dīə|nīsik, -nis- Etymology: dionysiac …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPARAGMOS — /speuh rag"meuhs/ , n. the tearing to pieces of a live victim, as a bull or a calf, by a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SATYR PLAY — a burlesque or ribald drama having a chorus of satyrs, usually written by a poet to follow the poet's trilogy …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
IRRATIONALISM — a 19th- and early 20th-century philosophical trend that claimed to enrich man's apprehension of life by expanding it beyond the …
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PSEUDO-DIONYSIUS THE AREOPAGITE — flourished c. 500 probably a Syrian monk who, known only by his pseudonym, wrote a series of Greek treatises and …
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APOLLONIAN — of, relating to, or resembling the god Apollo. Friedrich Nietzsche used the term in his book The Birth of Tragedy …
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