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Dionysian — Di o*ny sian, a. Relating to Dionysius, a monk of the 6th century; as, the Dionysian, or Christian, era. [1913 Webster] {Dionysian period}, a period of 532 years, depending on the cycle of the sun, or 28 years, and the cycle of the moon, or 19… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dionysian — of or pertaining to Dionysos, Greek god of wine and revelry, identified with Roman Bacchus. His name is of unknown origin. Or in reference to historical men named Dionysius such as the tyrants of Syracuse and especially Dionysius Exiguus (see A.D … Etymology dictionary
Dionysian — [dī΄ənish′ən; dī΄ənis′ē ən, dī΄əniz′ē ən] adj. 1. Dionysiac 2. of the orgiastic nature of the Dionysia; wild, frenzied, and sensuous: distinguished from APOLLONIAN 3. of any of several historical figures named Dionysus … English World dictionary
Dionysian — /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] * * * ▪ characteristic… … Universalium
Dionysian period — Dionysian Di o*ny sian, a. Relating to Dionysius, a monk of the 6th century; as, the Dionysian, or Christian, era. [1913 Webster] {Dionysian period}, a period of 532 years, depending on the cycle of the sun, or 28 years, and the cycle of the moon … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dionysian imitatio — is the influential literary method of imitation as formulated by Greek author Dionysius of Halicarnassus in the first century BCE, which conceived it as the rhetoric practice of emulating, adaptating, reworking and enriching a source text by an… … Wikipedia
Dionysian Mysteries — Dionysus in Bacchus by Caravaggio The Dionysian Mysteries were a ritual of ancient Greece and Rome which used intoxicants and other trance inducing techniques (like dance and music) to remove inhibitions and social constraints, liberating the… … Wikipedia
Dionysian period — ▪ chronology also called Great Paschal period , or Victorian period in the Julian calendar, a period of 532 years covering a complete cycle of New Moons (19 years between occurrences on the same date) and of dominical letters i.e.,… … Universalium
Dionysian — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Dionysian — adjective Of or pertaining to … Wiktionary
