English Explanatory Dictionary

Dionysian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to Dionysus.
  2. Alternative form of dionysian.
noun
  1. A follower of Dionysus.
  2. One who is dionysian.
adj
  1. Wild, irrational, undisciplined, orgiastic.

Pronunciation

/daɪ̯əˈnɪʒən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Dionysian.wav

Word forms

Dionysian Dionysians more dionysian most dionysian

Etymology

From German dionysisch (“Dionysian”). Coined by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.

Synonyms

dionysiac

Antonyms

apollonian

Related words

Apollonian
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