dithyrambic

dithyrambic
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a dithyramb; especially, passionate, intoxicated with enthusiasm.

Signor Papini, the leader of italian pragmatism, grows fairly dithyrambic over the view that it opens, of mans divinely-creative functions.

2. noun

As we have no remains of the dithyrambics of the ancients, we cannot exactly ascertain the measure.


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  • Dithyrambic — Dith y*ram bic, a. [L. dithyrambicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. dithyrambique.] Pertaining to, or resembling, a dithyramb; wild and boisterous. Dithyrambic sallies. Longfellow. n. A dithyrambic poem; a dithyramb. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dithyrambic — index ecstatic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • dithyrambic — adjective see dithyramb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dithyrambic — dithyrambically, adv. /dith euh ram bik/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a dithyramb. 2. wildly irregular in form. 3. wildly enthusiastic. [1595 1605; < L dithyrambicus < Gk dithyrambikós. See DITHYRAMB, IC] * * * …   Universalium

  • dithyrambic — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Fired with intense feeling: ardent, blazing, burning, fervent, fervid, fiery, flaming, glowing, heated, hot blooded, impassioned, passionate, perfervid, red hot, scorching, torrid. See FEELINGS …   English dictionary for students

  • dithyrambic — dith·yram·bic || ‚dɪθɪ ræmbɪk adj. in the manner of a dithyramb; passionate …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dithyrambic — dith·y·ram·bic …   English syllables

  • dithyrambic — /dɪθəˈræmbɪk/ (say dithuh rambik) adjective 1. of, relating to, or of the nature of a dithyramb. 2. wildly irregular in form. 3. wildly enthusiastic …  

  • dithyrambic — adjective of or in the manner of a dithyramb • Pertains to noun: ↑dithyramb …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dithyramb — Attic relief (4th century BCE) depicting an aulos player and his family standing before Dionysos and a female consort, with theatrical masks displayed above. The dithyramb (διθύραμβος – dithurambos) was an ancient Greek hymn sung and danced in… …   Wikipedia

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