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par·nas·sian I. \(ˈ)pär|nasēən, (ˈ)pȧ|n-, -syən\ adjective Etymology: Latin parnasius, parnassius of or belonging to Parnassus (from Greek parnasios, from Parnasos, Parnassos Parnassus, mountain in central Greece sacred in ancient times to Apollo and the Muses) + English -an 1. usually capitalized : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of poetry < newspaper Parnassian columns invited the native muse — H.R.Warfel > 2. usually capitalized [French parnassien, from Parnasse Parnassus (from Latin Parnasus, Parnassus, from Greek Parnasos, Parnassos) + -ien -an; from the publication in 1866 of an anthology of the work of the Parnassian poets entitled Le Parnasse contemporain] : of, having the characteristics of, or constituting a school of French poets of the second half of the 19th century emphasizing metrical form and making little use of emotion as poetic material < the Parnassian movement > < Parnassian poets > < Parnassian style > — compare romantic 3. [New Latin Parnassius + International Scientific Vocabulary -an, adjective suffix] : of or relating to the genus Parnassius II. noun (-s) Etymology: parnassian (I) 1. usually capitalized : poet 2. usually capitalized [French parnassien, from Parnasse Parnassus + -ien -an] : a poet of the Parnassian school 3. [New Latin Parnassius + International Scientific Vocabulary -an, n. suffix] : a butterfly of Parnassius or a related genus |