Orphic meaning

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Of or ascribed to Orpheus.

The Orphic poems; Orphic mysteries.

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Of, relating to, or characteristic of the dogmas, mysteries, and philosophical principles set forth in the poems ascribed to Orpheus.
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Capable of casting a charm or spell; entrancing.
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Mystic or occult.
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Of or characteristic of Orpheus or the mystic doctrines and rites in worship of Dionysus ascribed to him.
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Like the music attributed to Orpheus; entrancing.
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Mystic; occult; oracular.
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Origin of orphic

Greek Orphikos from Orpheus Orpheus

Sentence Examples

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

  • He belonged to the circle of Peisistratus at Athens, and was the founder of an Orphic community.

  • " Orphic Cosmogony."

  • Harrison, Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion (2nd ed., 1908, with a critical appendix by Gilbert Murray on the Orphic tablets); E.

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

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