dionysian

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13
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14
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/daɪ̯əˈnɪʒən/(UK)

Definition of dionysian

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to Dionysus.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to Dionysus.
  2. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable)Alternative form of dionysian.
  3. Wild, irrational, undisciplined, orgiastic.
    “He said he loved making movies like Luca Guadagnino’s “A Bigger Splash,” in which his charismatic, obstreperous character, Harry Hawkes, a music producer described by the Italian director as “a pagan fawn,” does a Dionysian dance to the Rolling Stones song “Emotional Rescue.””

noun

  1. A follower of Dionysus.
  2. One who is dionysian.

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Etymology

From German dionysisch (“Dionysian”). Coined by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.

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