Dionysian

[ dahy-uh-nish-uhn, -nis-ee-uhn, -nahy-see- ]

/ ˌdaɪ əˈnɪʃ ən, -ˈnɪs i ən, -ˈnaɪ si- /

adjective

of, relating to, or honoring Dionysus or Bacchus.

recklessly uninhibited; unrestrained; undisciplined; frenzied; orgiastic.

Origin of Dionysian

First recorded in 1600–10; Dionys(us) + -ian

Words nearby Dionysian

Dion, dionaea, Dione, Dionysia, Dionysiac, Dionysian, Dionysius, Dionysius Exiguus, Dionysius of Alexandria, Saint, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Dionysius the Areopagite

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Example sentences from the Web for Dionysian

It was clear to me that at least at the end of his life the Dionysian streak was trying to get out.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The innocence of youth should be protected from a morality which is far more morbid than the maddest Dionysian revel.
Suspended Judgments|John Cowper Powys
Book of Mormon chronology therefore sustains in general the correctness of the common or Dionysian system.
Jesus the Christ|James Edward Talmage
It is impossible not to see in this a ritualism rather of the Dionysian than of the modern sacerdotal type.
The Oxford Reformers|Frederic Seebohm

There is a Dionysian strain in his music that too often is in jarring discord with the intellectual structure of his work.
Ivory Apes and Peacocks|James Huneker
There, other Dionysian Myrmidons were patrolling, making sure that no non-Dionysian got in except by special invitation.
Pagan Passions|Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for Dionysian

Dionysian

/ (ˌdaɪəˈnɪzɪən) /

adjective

of or relating to Dionysus

(sometimes not capital) (in the philosophy of Nietzsche) of or relating to the set of creative qualities that encompasses spontaneity, irrationality, the rejection of discipline, etc

(often not capital) wild or orgiastic

of or relating to any of the historical characters named Dionysius

Compare (for senses 2, 3): Apollonian

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	dionysian
释义	Dionysian [ dahy-uh-nish-uhn, -nis-ee-uhn, -nahy-see- ] / ˌdaɪ əˈnɪʃ ən, -ˈnɪs i ən, -ˈnaɪ si- / adjective of, relating to, or honoring Dionysus or Bacchus. recklessly uninhibited; unrestrained; undisciplined; frenzied; orgiastic. Origin of Dionysian First recorded in 1600–10; Dionys(us) + -ian Words nearby Dionysian Dion, dionaea, Dione, Dionysia, Dionysiac, Dionysian, Dionysius, Dionysius Exiguus, Dionysius of Alexandria, Saint, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Dionysius the Areopagite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Dionysian It was clear to me that at least at the end of his life the Dionysian streak was trying to get out. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days\|David Freeman\|December 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The innocence of youth should be protected from a morality which is far more morbid than the maddest Dionysian revel. Suspended Judgments\|John Cowper Powys Book of Mormon chronology therefore sustains in general the correctness of the common or Dionysian system. Jesus the Christ\|James Edward Talmage It is impossible not to see in this a ritualism rather of the Dionysian than of the modern sacerdotal type. The Oxford Reformers\|Frederic Seebohm There is a Dionysian strain in his music that too often is in jarring discord with the intellectual structure of his work. Ivory Apes and Peacocks\|James Huneker There, other Dionysian Myrmidons were patrolling, making sure that no non-Dionysian got in except by special invitation. Pagan Passions\|Gordon Randall Garrett British Dictionary definitions for Dionysian Dionysian / (ˌdaɪəˈnɪzɪən) / adjective of or relating to Dionysus (sometimes not capital) (in the philosophy of Nietzsche) of or relating to the set of creative qualities that encompasses spontaneity, irrationality, the rejection of discipline, etc (often not capital) wild or orgiastic of or relating to any of the historical characters named Dionysius Compare (for senses 2, 3): Apollonian 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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