Phidianadj.

Brit.

/ˈfʌɪdɪən/, U.S.

/ˈfaɪdiən/

Forms: 1700s– Phidian, 1900s– Pheidian.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Phidias , -an suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Phidias (classical Latin Phīdiās, ancient Greek Φειδίας), Athenian sculptor (active c465–425) who directed the carving of the frieze and other sculptures at the Parthenon (447–432 b.c.) + -an suffix.

Of, relating to, or resembling the work of Phidias.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > [adjective] > school or style of sculpture

Phidiana1650

Pergamenian1680

Praxitelean1820

Romayne1860

Phidiac1865

Nara1875

Tanagra1878

Phidiacan1885

Rodinesque1901

Daedalic1931

a1650 P. Fletcher Father's Test. (1670) iv. 36 And as some Phidian statue exquisitely formed may seem to live, breath, &c. yet is but a stone; so lifeless is all their morality.

1740 J. Dyer Ruins of Rome 2 Minuter Art, Gliconian forms, or Phidian, subtly fair, O'erwhelming.

a1785 R. Glover Athenaid (1787) II. xv. 110 Careless curls releas'd, Thick overshadowing his forehead high, Present a rival to the Phidian front Of Jupiter at Pisa.

1809 Ld. Byron Eng. Bards & Sc. Reviewers (ed. 2) 80 Let Aberdeen and Elgin..Waste useless thousands on their Phidian freaks.

1870 R. W. Emerson Society & Solitude xi. 271 Features that explain the Phidian sculpture.

1928 D. Byrne Destiny Bay ii. §1. 132 Her brow and nose are noble, but not that cold Phidian nobility of statues.

1947 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 67 33 The Medici torso, which has long been supposed to go back to a Pheidian original.

1996 Daily Tel. 12 Feb. 17/1 This was an age when ‘Phidian’ grace represented the pinnacle of human perfection.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	phidian
释义	Phidianadj. Brit. /ˈfʌɪdɪən/, U.S. /ˈfaɪdiən/ Forms: 1700s– Phidian, 1900s– Pheidian. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Phidias , -an suffix. Etymology: < the name of Phidias (classical Latin Phīdiās, ancient Greek Φειδίας), Athenian sculptor (active c465–425) who directed the carving of the frieze and other sculptures at the Parthenon (447–432 b.c.) + -an suffix. Of, relating to, or resembling the work of Phidias. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > [adjective] > school or style of sculpture Phidiana1650 Pergamenian1680 Praxitelean1820 Romayne1860 Phidiac1865 Nara1875 Tanagra1878 Phidiacan1885 Rodinesque1901 Daedalic1931 a1650 P. Fletcher Father's Test. (1670) iv. 36 And as some Phidian statue exquisitely formed may seem to live, breath, &c. yet is but a stone; so lifeless is all their morality. 1740 J. Dyer Ruins of Rome 2 Minuter Art, Gliconian forms, or Phidian, subtly fair, O'erwhelming. a1785 R. Glover Athenaid (1787) II. xv. 110 Careless curls releas'd, Thick overshadowing his forehead high, Present a rival to the Phidian front Of Jupiter at Pisa. 1809 Ld. Byron Eng. Bards & Sc. Reviewers (ed. 2) 80 Let Aberdeen and Elgin..Waste useless thousands on their Phidian freaks. 1870 R. W. Emerson Society & Solitude xi. 271 Features that explain the Phidian sculpture. 1928 D. Byrne Destiny Bay ii. §1. 132 Her brow and nose are noble, but not that cold Phidian nobility of statues. 1947 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 67 33 The Medici torso, which has long been supposed to go back to a Pheidian original. 1996 Daily Tel. 12 Feb. 17/1 This was an age when ‘Phidian’ grace represented the pinnacle of human perfection. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1650
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