DIONYSIA

Meaning of DIONYSIA in English

n. orgiastic seasonal festivals held in ancient Greece to honor the god Dionysus (corresponds to bacchanalia in ancient Rome)

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

DIONYSIA — [L] npl [Gr. Relig.] Dionysia
Interlingua English vocab
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
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
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 — 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
DIONYSIA — add. ·noun ·pl any of the festivals held in honor of the olympian god dionysus. they correspond to the roman …
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
DIONYSIA — Dionysia BrE AmE ˌda ɪ ‿ə ˈnɪz i‿ə -ˈnɪs- AmE \ -ˈnɪʃ-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DIONYSIA — n. Pronunciation: ˌ d ī - ə - ' ni-zh ē - ə , - ' n ē -, -sh …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
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
LESSER DIONYSIA — (in ancient Attica) the wine feasts, processions, and dramatic performances composing one of the festivals honoring Dionysus, held in the …
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 …
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CITY DIONYSIA. — See Greater Dionysia .
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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 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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, …
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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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