LESSER DIONYSIA

Meaning of LESSER DIONYSIA in English

(in ancient Attica) the wine feasts, processions, and dramatic performances composing one of the festivals honoring Dionysus, held in the middle of December. Also called Rural Dionysia .

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DIONYSIA — [L] npl [Gr. Relig.] Dionysia
Interlingua English vocab
LESSER — inferiori
English interlingue dictionary
LESSER — mas diyutay;mas kubus (Adjective) mas menos;mas minos
English-Visayan vocabulary
DIONYSIA — noun plural Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from neuter plural of dionysios of Dionysus, from Dionysos Date: 1812 ancient Greek festival …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LESSER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Lesser Slave Lake {{link=Lesser Armenia">Lesser Armenia panda lesser
Английский словарь Британика
LESSER — I. ˈlesə(r) adjective Etymology: Middle English lasser, lesser, comp. of lasse, less less 1. : of less size, quality, or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIONYSIA — ˌdīəˈnizh(ē)ə, -nish(ē)ə, -nisēə noun plural Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from neuter plural of dionysios of Dionysus, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIONYSIA — (n. pl.) Any of the festivals held in honor of the Olympian god Dionysus. They correspond to the Roman Bacchanalia; …
Английский словарь Webster
LESSER — /les"euhr/ , adj., a compar. of little with least as superl. 1. smaller, as in size or importance; inferior: a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIONYSIA — /duy'euh nish"ee euh, -nis"-/ , n.pl. the orgiastic and dramatic festivals held periodically in honor of Dionysus, esp. those in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIONYSIA — n. orgiastic seasonal festivals held in ancient Greece to honor the god Dionysus (corresponds to bacchanalia in ancient Rome)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LESSER — I. ˈle-sər adjective Date: 13th century comparative of little I : of less size, quality, degree, or significance : of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIONYSIA — noun plural Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from neuter plural of dionysios of Dionysus, from Dionysos Date: 1812 : ancient Greek …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LESSER — adj less; smaller; inferior. 2. lesser ·adv less.
Webster English vocab
DIONYSIA — add. ·noun ·pl any of the festivals held in honor of the olympian god dionysus. they correspond to the roman …
Webster English vocab
LESSER — [less.er] adj, comparative of [1]little (13c): of less size, quality, degree, or significance: of lower status [2]lesser adv (1539): less …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DIONYSIA — [Di.o.ny.sia] n pl [L, fr. Gk, fr. neut. pl. of dionysios of Dionysus, fr. Dionysos] (ca. 1895): ancient Greek festival …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LESSER — lesser, L~ BrE AmE ˈles ə AmE - ə r
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DIONYSIA — Dionysia BrE AmE ˌda ɪ ‿ə ˈnɪz i‿ə -ˈnɪs- AmE \ -ˈnɪʃ-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LESSER — / ˈlesə(r); NAmE / adjective [ only before noun ] 1. not as great in size, amount or importance as …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LESSER — less ‧ er /ˈlesə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] 1 . formal not as large, as important, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LESSER — adj. (usu. attrib.) not so great as the other or the rest (the lesser evil; the lesser celandine). [double compar., …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LESSER — adj. (usu. attrib.) not so great as the other or the rest (the lesser evil; the lesser celandine). [ double …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LESSER — adj. (usu. attrib.) not so great as the other or the rest (the lesser evil; the lesser celandine). Etymology: double …
Oxford English vocab
LESSER — 1. You use lesser in order to indicate that something is smaller in extent, degree, or amount than another thing …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LESSER — 1. You use ~ in order to indicate that something is smaller in extent, degree, or amount than another thing …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LESSER — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a lesser evil (= a bad thing, but not as bad as something else ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LESSER — [adjective] [before noun; not gradable]Lesser is used to describe something that is not as great in size, amount or importance …
Cambridge English vocab
LESSER — adj. Antilles Greater and Lesser Lesser Slave Lake Lesser Armenia panda lesser
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LESSER — adj. Lesser is used with these nouns: ↑ charge , ↑ crime , ↑ degree , ↑ deity , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LESSER — adj. 25B6; adjective a lesser offence : LESS IMPORTANT, minor, secondary, subsidiary, marginal, ancillary, auxiliary, supplementary, peripheral; inferior, insignificant, unimportant, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LESSER — прил.; сравн. от little 1) меньший the lesser of two evils ≈ меньшее из двух зол 2) зоол., бот., астр., …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LESSER — lesser.ogg ʹlesə a 1. редк. compar от little II 2. меньший, малый; небольшой; мелкий the lesser of two evils - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LESSER — малый, меньший to a lesser extent — в меньшей степени
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
LESSER — a 1. редк. compar от little II 2. меньший, малый; небольшой; мелкий the lesser of two evils - из двух …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LESSER — прил. ; сравн. ст. от little 1) меньший the lesser of two evils — меньшее из двух зол 2) зоол. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LESSER — прил.; сравн. ст. от little 1) меньший the lesser of two evils — меньшее из двух зол 2) зоол., бот., астр., геогр., анат. …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LESSER — _a. _attr. _comp. of little меньший; the lesser of two evils - меньшее из двух зол; the Lesser Bear - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LESSER — a. attr. comp. of little меньший; the lesser of two evils - меньшее из двух зол; the Lesser Bear - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
LESSER — _a. _attr. (_comp. от little) меньший; the lesser of two evils меньшее из двух зол; the Lesser Bear _астр. Малая …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
LESSER — прил.; сравн. от little 1) меньший the lesser of two evils ≈ меньшее из двух зол 2) зоол., бот., астр., …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GREAT DIONYSIA — noun Usage: usually capitalized G&D : dionysia b
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RURAL DIONYSIA. — See Lesser Dionysia .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREATER DIONYSIA — (in ancient Athens) the chief festival in honor of Dionysus, celebrated in early spring and notable for the performance of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CITY DIONYSIA. — See Greater Dionysia .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREAT DIONYSIA — also called City Dionysia, ancient dramatic festival in which tragedy, comedy, and satyric drama originated; it was held in Athens …
Britannica English vocabulary
THESPIS — flourished 6th century BC, Athens Greek poet, often considered the "inventor of tragedy . " He is the first recorded …
Английский словарь Британика
GREEK RELIGION — Beliefs, rituals, and mythology of the ancient Greeks. Though the worship of the sky god Zeus began as early as …
Английский словарь Британика
DIONYSUS — Greek god of vegetation and fruitfulness, known especially as the god of wine and ecstasy. His Roman equivalent was Bacchus. …
Английский словарь Британика
BACCHANALIA — or Dionysia In Greco-Roman religion, any of the festivals of the wine god Bacchus ( Dionysus ), which probably originated …
Английский словарь Британика
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
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
DIONYSIAC — (a.) Of or pertaining to Dionysus or to the Dionysia; Bacchic; as, a Dionysiac festival; the Dionysiac theater at Athens.
Английский словарь Webster
DIONYSIAC — — Dionysiacally /duy'euh ni suy"ik lee/ , adv. /duy'euh nis"ee ak', -nuy"see-/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BACCHANALIA — — bacchanalian , adj. , n. — bacchanalianism , n. /bak'euh nay"lee euh, -nayl"yeuh/ , n. , pl. Bacchanalia, Bacchanalias …
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ANTHESTERIA — — Anthesteriac /an'theuh stear"ee ak'/ , adj. /an'theuh stear"ee euh/ , n. ( sometimes used with a pl. v. ) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIONYSIAC — adj. of Dionysia, of wild festivals honoring Dionysus; pertaining to Dionysus (ancient Greek god of wine and fertility); unrestrained, wild, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DIONYSIAC — add. ·adj of or pertaining to dionysus or to the dionysia; bacchic; as, a dionysiac festival; the dionysiac theater at …
Webster English vocab
TRILOGY — a series of three dramas or literary or musical compositions that, although each is in one sense complete, have a …
Britannica English vocabulary
DITHYRAMB — a choric poem, chant, or hymn of ancient Greece sung by revelers at the festival in honour of the god …
Britannica English vocabulary
BACCHANALIA — also called Dionysia, in GrecoRoman religion, any of the several festivals of Bacchus (Dionysus), the wine god. They probably originated …
Britannica English vocabulary
BACCHANALIA — n. or Dionysia In Greco-Roman religion, any of the festivals of the wine god Bacchus ( Dionysus ), which probably …
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