Dionysia

[ dahy-uh-nish-ee-uh, -nis- ]

/ ˌdaɪ əˈnɪʃ i ə, -ˈnɪs- /

plural noun

the orgiastic and dramatic festivals held periodically in honor of Dionysus, especially those in Attica, from which Greek comedy and tragedy developed.

Compare Greater Dionysia, Lesser Dionysia.

Origin of Dionysia

1890–95; <Latin <Greek

Words nearby Dionysia

Diomede Islands, Diomedes, Dion, dionaea, Dione, Dionysia, Dionysiac, Dionysian, Dionysius, Dionysius Exiguus, Dionysius of Alexandria, Saint

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Example sentences from the Web for Dionysia

Once free, and Dionysia by my side, what cared I for the world?
Within an Inch of His Life|Emile Gaboriau
Compare the procession in the Panathena and Dionysia, supra, p. 248.
Tradition|John Francis Arundell
Dionysia understood perfectly well what that simple "you" meant.
Within an Inch of His Life|Emile Gaboriau
Dionysia thought that this was something which she could do, so she accepted the position at once.
Fairy Tales from Brazil|Elsie Spicer Eells

Thus it came about, that, on the evening of Dionysia's visit to Jacques, the street was full of curious people.
Within an Inch of His Life|Emile Gaboriau

British Dictionary definitions for Dionysia

Dionysia

/ (ˌdaɪəˈnɪzɪə) /

pl n

(in ancient Greece) festivals of the god Dionysus: a source of Athenian drama

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单词	dionysia
释义	Dionysia [ dahy-uh-nish-ee-uh, -nis- ] / ˌdaɪ əˈnɪʃ i ə, -ˈnɪs- / plural noun the orgiastic and dramatic festivals held periodically in honor of Dionysus, especially those in Attica, from which Greek comedy and tragedy developed. Compare Greater Dionysia, Lesser Dionysia. Origin of Dionysia 1890–95; <Latin <Greek Words nearby Dionysia Diomede Islands, Diomedes, Dion, dionaea, Dione, Dionysia, Dionysiac, Dionysian, Dionysius, Dionysius Exiguus, Dionysius of Alexandria, Saint Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Dionysia Once free, and Dionysia by my side, what cared I for the world? Within an Inch of His Life\|Emile Gaboriau Compare the procession in the Panathena and Dionysia, supra, p. 248. Tradition\|John Francis Arundell Dionysia understood perfectly well what that simple "you" meant. Within an Inch of His Life\|Emile Gaboriau Dionysia thought that this was something which she could do, so she accepted the position at once. Fairy Tales from Brazil\|Elsie Spicer Eells Thus it came about, that, on the evening of Dionysia's visit to Jacques, the street was full of curious people. Within an Inch of His Life\|Emile Gaboriau British Dictionary definitions for Dionysia Dionysia / (ˌdaɪəˈnɪzɪə) / pl n (in ancient Greece) festivals of the god Dionysus: a source of Athenian drama 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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