Orphic Definition

ôrfĭk
adjective
Of or characteristic of Orpheus or the mystic doctrines and rites in worship of Dionysus ascribed to him.
Webster's New World
Like the music attributed to Orpheus; entrancing.
Webster's New World
Capable of casting a charm or spell; entrancing.
American Heritage
Mystic; occult; oracular.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Orphic

  • Greek Orphikos from Orpheus Orpheus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Orphic Sentence Examples

  • A large number of writings in the tone of the Orphic religion were ascribed to Orpheus.

  • In the Orphic cosmogony the origin of all goes back to Chronos, the personification of time, who produces Aether and Chaos.

  • It also included a collection of Orphic hymns, liturgic songs, practical treatises, and poems on various subjects.

  • In this system we distinguish not only the asceticism of Pythagoras and the later mysticism of Plato, but also the influence of the Orphic mysteries.

  • Thus the Orphic hymns are careful to specify, in connexion with the several deities celebrated, a great variety of substances appropriate to the service of each; in the case of many of these the selection seems to have been determined not at all by their fragrance but by some occult considerations which it is now difficult to divine.

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