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单词 orphic
释义 or·phic
I. \ˈȯrfik, ˈȯ(ə)f-, -fēk\ adjective
also or·phi·cal \-fə̇kəl, -fēk-\
Etymology: orphic from Latin Orphicus, from Greek Orphikos, from Orpheus, Thracian poet and musician in Greek mythology who was a favorite of the muses and who symbolized the spirit of music + -ikos -ic; orphical from Latin Orphicus + English -al
1. usually capitalized : of or relating to Orpheus or the literature, rites, or doctrines ascribed to him
 < the Eleusinian, the Dionysian, and the Orphic rites were the most important mystery religions of Greece — G.E.Mylonas >
 < Orphic cults … influenced the sublime mysticism of Plato — Nathaniel Micklem >
 < the Orphic brotherhoods, wandering evangelists of a new life — E.D.Soper >
2. sometimes capitalized : esoteric
 < orphic doctrine >
 < orphic expression >
: mystic, oracular
 < orphic sayings >
 < plunged into a sort of youthful orphic response to existence — Louise Bogan >
 < his critical style is often orphic … in its immaculate ardor — New York Herald Tribune Book Review >
3. : resembling the music or song ascribed to Orpheus : entrancing
 < the imagination sings orphic songs from the center of existence — Stephen Spender >
or·phi·cal·ly \-fə̇k(ə)lē, -fēk-, -li\ adverb
II. noun
(-s)
1. : an Orphic song or hymn
2. [orphism + -ic] : an adherent of the Orphic rites or doctrines
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