Corinthianizev.
1. intransitive. To act the Corinthian: to live voluptuously and licentiously.
ΘΚΠ
society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > be licentious [verb (intransitive)] > act or behave
ragea1400
to play the wanton1529
to play the wanton's part1529
ramp1530
wanton1589
wantonize1592
colta1599
wantonize1611
lasciviate1628
to shake a loose (also free) leg1743
Corinthianize1810
playboy1950
1810 A. Clarke Bible Comm. Pref. 1 Cor. So notorious was this city for such conduct, that the verb κορινθιαζεσθαι, to Corinthize, signified to act the prostitute.
1888 United Presbyterian Mag. Sept. 388 To Corinthianise meant to be licentious.
2. To imitate or approach the type of the Corinthian order of architecture.
Derivatives
Coˈrinthianizing adj. = Corinthianesque adj.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > style of architecture > [adjective] > classical and neo-classical
all'antica1605
Palladian1731
Vitruvian1762
Adamatic1776
Corinthianesque1837
Adam1846
Corinthianizing1846
Pompeian1869
neoclassical1933
neo-Palladian1940
1846 Freeman in Proc. Archœol. Inst. 12 Rich Corinthianizing capitals.
1861 J. M. Neale Notes on Dalmatia 100 The piers circular, the caps square and Corinthianizing.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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