DIONYSIAN


Meaning of DIONYSIAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈni-zhē-ən, -ˈnē-, -shē-, -zē-, -sē-; -zhən, -shən ]

adjective

Date: 1607

1.

a. : of or relating to Dionysius

b. : of or relating to the theological writings once mistakenly attributed to Dionysius the Areopagite

2.

a. : devoted to the worship of Dionysus

b. : characteristic of Dionysus or the cult of worship of Dionysus ; especially : being of a frenzied or orgiastic character — compare Apollonian

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.