Parnassian

[ pahr-nas-ee-uhn ]

/ pɑrˈnæs i ən /

adjective

pertaining to Mount Parnassus.

pertaining to poetry.

of, relating to, or noting a school of French poets of the latter half of the 19th century, characterized chiefly by a belief in art for art's sake, by an emphasis on metrical form, and by the repression of emotive elements: so called from Le Parnasse Contemporain, the title of their first collection of poems, published in 1866.

noun

a member of the Parnassian school of French poets.

Origin of Parnassian

1635–45; <Latin Parnassi(us) of Parnassus + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM Parnassian

Par·nas·si·an·ism, Par·nas·sism, noun

Words nearby Parnassian

Parmesan cheese, parmigiana, Parmigianino, Parmigiano Reggiano, Parnaíba, Parnassian, Parnassus, Parnell, Parnell shout, Parnis, parocheth

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Example sentences from the Web for Parnassian

I did an injustice to Parnassian in my answer to him last week.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914|Various
Apollo rose, his brow wreathed with Parnassian laurel, while his robe of Tyrian purple swept the ground.
Children's Literature|Charles Madison Curry
In his first two books he had been a realist and a Parnassian.
Contemporary Belgian Poetry|Various
Twined with the wreaths Parnassian laurels yield, Or reaped in iron harvests of the field?
Essay on Man|Alexander Pope

Many years have passed since Marcia dreamt of the Gods and of their Parnassian conclave.
Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922|Howard Phillips Lovecraft

British Dictionary definitions for Parnassian (1 of 2)

Parnassian¹

/ (pɑːˈnæsɪən) /

adjective

of or relating to Mount Parnassus or poetry

British Dictionary definitions for Parnassian (2 of 2)

Parnassian²

/ (pɑːˈnæsɪən) /

noun

one of a school of French poets of the late 19th century who wrote verse that emphasized metrical form and restricted emotion

adjective

of or relating to the Parnassians or their poetry

Derived forms of Parnassian

Parnassianism or Parnassism, noun

Word Origin for Parnassian

C19: from French parnassien, from Parnasse Parnassus; from Le Parnasse contemporain, title of an anthology produced by these poets

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

单词	parnassian
释义	Parnassian [ pahr-nas-ee-uhn ] / pɑrˈnæs i ən / adjective pertaining to Mount Parnassus. pertaining to poetry. of, relating to, or noting a school of French poets of the latter half of the 19th century, characterized chiefly by a belief in art for art's sake, by an emphasis on metrical form, and by the repression of emotive elements: so called from Le Parnasse Contemporain, the title of their first collection of poems, published in 1866. noun a member of the Parnassian school of French poets. Origin of Parnassian 1635–45; <Latin Parnassi(us) of Parnassus + -an OTHER WORDS FROM Parnassian Par·nas·si·an·ism, Par·nas·sism, noun Words nearby Parnassian Parmesan cheese, parmigiana, Parmigianino, Parmigiano Reggiano, Parnaíba, Parnassian, Parnassus, Parnell, Parnell shout, Parnis, parocheth Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Parnassian I did an injustice to Parnassian in my answer to him last week. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914\|Various Apollo rose, his brow wreathed with Parnassian laurel, while his robe of Tyrian purple swept the ground. Children's Literature\|Charles Madison Curry In his first two books he had been a realist and a Parnassian. Contemporary Belgian Poetry\|Various Twined with the wreaths Parnassian laurels yield, Or reaped in iron harvests of the field? Essay on Man\|Alexander Pope Many years have passed since Marcia dreamt of the Gods and of their Parnassian conclave. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922\|Howard Phillips Lovecraft British Dictionary definitions for Parnassian (1 of 2) Parnassian¹ / (pɑːˈnæsɪən) / adjective of or relating to Mount Parnassus or poetry British Dictionary definitions for Parnassian (2 of 2) Parnassian² / (pɑːˈnæsɪən) / noun one of a school of French poets of the late 19th century who wrote verse that emphasized metrical form and restricted emotion adjective of or relating to the Parnassians or their poetry Derived forms of Parnassian Parnassianism or Parnassism, noun Word Origin for Parnassian C19: from French parnassien, from Parnasse Parnassus; from Le Parnasse contemporain, title of an anthology produced by these poets 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
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