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[ uh-lim-pee-uhn, oh-lim- ] / əˈlɪm pi ən, oʊˈlɪm- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR Olympian ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivepertaining to Mount Olympus or dwelling thereon, as the gods of classical Greece. pertaining to Olympia in Elis. of, resembling, characteristic of, or suitable to the gods of Olympus; majestic or aloof: an Olympian landscape; an Olympian disdain. nounan Olympian deity. a contender in the Olympic Games. a native or inhabitant of Olympia. Origin of Olympian1585–95; <Late Latin Olympiānus, equivalent to Latin Olympi(us) (<Greek Olýmpios, derivative of ÓlymposOlympus) + -ānus-an OTHER WORDS FROM OlympianO·lym·pi·an·ly, adverbWords nearby OlympianOlsztyn, Olwen, olykoek, Olympia, Olympiad, Olympian, Olympic, Olympic Games, Olympic Mountains, Olympic National Park, Olympic Peninsula Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for OlympianThe double amputee Olympian is charged with the 2013 shooting death of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp. The Daily Beast Looks Ahead: March 3-9|Brandy Zadrozny|March 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST But her immediate response to being unable to compete—“Am I still an Olympian?” What’s a Key to Victory in Sochi? Coming So Close to Defeat.|Kevin Bleyer|February 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST If he does, he will be the most decorated Winter Olympian of all time. Why the Biathlon Makes Bonds of Us All|Brett Singer|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST How did this whole thing come about, the move from Olympian to movie consultant? ‘Catching Fire’: How Jennifer Lawrence Learned to Shoot a Bow and Arrow|Kevin Fallon|November 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She was talking about me being an Olympian, saying, “Oh my god.” ‘Catching Fire’: How Jennifer Lawrence Learned to Shoot a Bow and Arrow|Kevin Fallon|November 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST Euphranor had great versatility in the arts, and in painting was renowned for his pictures of the Olympian gods at Athens. A Text-Book of the History of Painting|John C. Van Dyke But, of course, these ladies do not belong to the Olympian sets. Her Royal Highness Woman|Max O'Rell He who offers himself a candidate for that covenant comes up like an Olympian. An English Grammar|W. M. Baskervill and J. W. Sewell When they speak, is the music of the spheres audible in their Olympian mansion, making heaven drowsy with its harmony? Framley Parsonage|Anthony Trollope But Defoe has no supernatural realm playing into his narrative—no beautiful nymph, no Olympian Gods. Homer's Odyssey|Denton J. Snider
British Dictionary definitions for Olympian
adjectiveof or relating to Mount Olympus or to the classical Greek gods majestic or godlike in manner or bearing superior to mundane considerations, esp when impractical of or relating to ancient Olympia or its inhabitants nouna god of Olympus an inhabitant or native of ancient Olympia mainly US a competitor in the Olympic Games Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |