Parthenianadj.¹

Brit.

/pɑːˈθiːnɪən/, U.S.

/pɑrˈθiniən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Parthenius , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin Parthenius (compare ancient Greek Παρθένιος) of or associated with Mount Parthenios (classical Latin Parthenius) + -an suffix.

Classical Mythology. Now rare and literary.

Belonging to or associated with the region of Mount Parthenios in Arcadia (on the southern Greek mainland).

ΚΠ

1567 G. Turberville tr. Ovid Heroycall Epist. ix. 54 I spare to speake as nowe of Auge whome ere while, (Alcide) amid Parthenian vales thou fowly didst defile.

1732 J. Whaley Coll. Poems 249 Arcadia fled, and the Parthenian Mount Slunk from her outstretch'd Arms.

1806 R. Polwhele tr. Claudian in Poems II. ii. 142 No more be mine, when scented morning dawns, with shafts to traverse the Parthenian lawns.

1881 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 2 391 When he was on the Parthenian mountain above Tegea, he heard his name called by the god Pan.

1901 Trans. & Proc. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 32 21 He talks of..Parthenian grottoes.

1997 B. H. Fowler tr. Virgil Eclogues 30 Nor will frost prevent me from encircling Parthenian groves with hounds.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† parthenianadj.²

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek παρθένιος , -an suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek παρθένιος of or relating to a virgin ( < παρθένος girl, virgin (see partheno- comb. form) + -ιος, suffix forming adjectives) + -an suffix. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (paɹþī·niăn) /pɑːˈθiːnɪən/.

Obsolete.

= parthenic adj.¹Frequently with reference to the Virgin Birth.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > virginity > [adjective]

virginalc1450

vestal1594

parthenian1623

parthenic1834

1623 J. Abbot Iesus Præfigured ii. 65 When Iesvs leauing high Olympus hill, Chose my parthenian wombe, that flesh to make Which on himselfe the Deitie woulde take.

1633 H. Hawkins Partheneia Sacra (title page) For the pleasure and devotion especially of the Parthenian sodalitie of her Immaculate Conception.

c1645 W. Atkins Relation of Journey (1994) 236 The assistance of his Blessed Mother over her parthenian children.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Parthenian..belonging to virginity, or to a Maid.

1892 W. W. Peyton Mem. Jesus iv. 88 Nature is not cheated of her rights when a parthenian birth takes place in the human family.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	parthenian
释义	Parthenianadj.¹ Brit. /pɑːˈθiːnɪən/, U.S. /pɑrˈθiniən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Parthenius , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin Parthenius (compare ancient Greek Παρθένιος) of or associated with Mount Parthenios (classical Latin Parthenius) + -an suffix. Classical Mythology. Now rare and literary. Belonging to or associated with the region of Mount Parthenios in Arcadia (on the southern Greek mainland). ΚΠ 1567 G. Turberville tr. Ovid Heroycall Epist. ix. 54 I spare to speake as nowe of Auge whome ere while, (Alcide) amid Parthenian vales thou fowly didst defile. 1732 J. Whaley Coll. Poems 249 Arcadia fled, and the Parthenian Mount Slunk from her outstretch'd Arms. 1806 R. Polwhele tr. Claudian in Poems II. ii. 142 No more be mine, when scented morning dawns, with shafts to traverse the Parthenian lawns. 1881 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 2 391 When he was on the Parthenian mountain above Tegea, he heard his name called by the god Pan. 1901 Trans. & Proc. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 32 21 He talks of..Parthenian grottoes. 1997 B. H. Fowler tr. Virgil Eclogues 30 Nor will frost prevent me from encircling Parthenian groves with hounds. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † parthenianadj.² Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek παρθένιος , -an suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek παρθένιος of or relating to a virgin ( < παρθένος girl, virgin (see partheno- comb. form) + -ιος, suffix forming adjectives) + -an suffix. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (paɹþī·niăn) /pɑːˈθiːnɪən/. Obsolete. = parthenic adj.¹Frequently with reference to the Virgin Birth. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > virginity > [adjective] virginalc1450 vestal1594 parthenian1623 parthenic1834 1623 J. Abbot Iesus Præfigured ii. 65 When Iesvs leauing high Olympus hill, Chose my parthenian wombe, that flesh to make Which on himselfe the Deitie woulde take. 1633 H. Hawkins Partheneia Sacra (title page) For the pleasure and devotion especially of the Parthenian sodalitie of her Immaculate Conception. c1645 W. Atkins Relation of Journey (1994) 236 The assistance of his Blessed Mother over her parthenian children. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Parthenian..belonging to virginity, or to a Maid. 1892 W. W. Peyton Mem. Jesus iv. 88 Nature is not cheated of her rights when a parthenian birth takes place in the human family. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < adj.¹1567adj.²1623
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