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olympian
(encz) | Olympian, |
Olympian
(gcide) | Olympian \O*lym"pi*an\ ([-o]*l[i^]m"p[i^]*an), a. [L. See 1st
Olympian, n.]
Pertaining to, characteristic of, or fitting for one of the
gods on Olympus; grand, majestic, or aloof.
[PJC] |
Olympian
(gcide) | Olympian \O*lym"pi*an\ ([-o]*l[i^]m"p[i^]*an), Olympic
\O*lym"pic\ ([-o]*l[i^]m"p[i^]k), a. [L. Olympius, Olympicus,
Gr. 'Oly`mpios, 'Olympiko`s, fr. 'O`lympos: cf. F. olympique.
See Olympiad.]
Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled
as the seat of the gods, or to Olympia, a small plain in
Elis.
[1913 Webster] |
Olympian
(gcide) | Olympian \O*lym"pi*an\ ([-o]*l[i^]m"p[i^]*an), prop. n. [L. See
1st Olympian, a.]
A god who dwells on Olympus.
[PJC]
2. An inhabitant of Olympia.
[PJC]
3. An athlete who competes in the Olympics.
[PJC] |
olympian
(wn) | Olympian
adj 1: of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants;
"Olympian plain" [syn: Olympian, Olympic]
2: of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose
abode was Mount Olympus; "Olympian deities"
3: majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters;
"his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian
beauty and serene composure" [syn: majestic, olympian]
4: far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of
exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian
efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young
Mozart's prodigious talents" [syn: exceeding,
exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing]
n 1: an athlete who participates in the Olympic games
2: a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans [syn:
Olympian, Olympic god] |
olympian
(devil) | OLYMPIAN, adj. Relating to a mountain in Thessaly, once inhabited by
gods, now a repository of yellowing newspapers, beer bottles and
mutilated sardine cans, attesting the presence of the tourist and his
appetite.
His name the smirking tourist scrawls
Upon Minerva's temple walls,
Where thundered once Olympian Zeus,
And marks his appetite's abuse.
Averil Joop
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olympian
(encz) | Olympian, |
olympianize
(encz) | Olympianize, |
olympianizes
(encz) | Olympianizes, |
Olympian games
(gcide) | Olympic games \O*lym"pic games\, or Olympian games \O*lym"pi*an
games\ . (Greek Antiq.),
The greatest of the national festivals of the ancient Greeks,
consisting of athletic games and races, dedicated to Olympian
Zeus, celebrated once in four years at Olympia, and
continuing five days.
[1913 Webster] Olympic games |
Olympianism
(gcide) | Olympianism \O*lym"pi*an*ism\, n.
Worship of the Olympian gods, esp. as a dominant cult or
religion.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] Olympic games |
olympian
(wn) | Olympian
adj 1: of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants;
"Olympian plain" [syn: Olympian, Olympic]
2: of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose
abode was Mount Olympus; "Olympian deities"
3: majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters;
"his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian
beauty and serene composure" [syn: majestic, olympian]
4: far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of
exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian
efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young
Mozart's prodigious talents" [syn: exceeding,
exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing]
n 1: an athlete who participates in the Olympic games
2: a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans [syn:
Olympian, Olympic god] |
olympian games
(wn) | Olympian Games
n 1: the ancient Panhellenic celebration at Olympia in honor of
Zeus; held every 4 years beginning in 776 BC [syn:
Olympian Games, Olympic Games] |
olympian zeus
(wn) | Olympian Zeus
n 1: a seated statue of the supreme god of ancient Greek
mythology created for the temple at Olympia; the statue was
40 feet tall and rested on a base that was 12 feet high |
olympian
(devil) | OLYMPIAN, adj. Relating to a mountain in Thessaly, once inhabited by
gods, now a repository of yellowing newspapers, beer bottles and
mutilated sardine cans, attesting the presence of the tourist and his
appetite.
His name the smirking tourist scrawls
Upon Minerva's temple walls,
Where thundered once Olympian Zeus,
And marks his appetite's abuse.
Averil Joop
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