(in the philosophy of Nietzsche) of or relating to the set of creative qualities that encompasses spontaneity, irrationality, the rejection of discipline, etc
3. (often not capital)
wild or orgiastic
4.
of or relating to any of the historical characters named Dionysius
Compare (for senses 2, 3): Apollonian
Dionysian in American English
(ˌdaɪəˈnɪʃən; ˌdaɪəˈnɪsiən; ˌdaɪəˈnɪziən)
adjective
1.
Dionysiac
2.
of the orgiastic nature of the Dionysia; wild, frenzied, and sensuous
see also Apollonian
3.
of any of several historical figures named Dionysus
Examples of 'Dionysian' in a sentence
Dionysian
Down at the Mall, where the evidence of a Dionysian night could scarcely be ignored, the talk was of anything but the truth.