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dionysiac
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DIONAEA
Di `o *næ "a, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Bot. )
Defn: An insectivorous plant. See Venus's flytrap.
DIONYSIA
Di `o *ny "si *a, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. .] (Class. Antiq.)
Defn: Any of the festivals held in honor of the Olympian god Dionysus. They correspond to the Roman Bacchanalia; the greater Dionysia were held at Athens in March or April, and were celebrated with elaborate performances of both tragedies and comedies.
DIONYSIAC
DIONYSIAC Di `o *ny "si *ac, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Dionysus or to the Dionysia; Bacchic; as, a Dionysiac festival; the Dionysiac theater at Athens.
DIONYSIAN
DIONYSIAN Di `o *ny "sian, a.
Defn: Relating to Dionysius, a monk of the 6th century; as, the Dionysian, or Christian, era. Dionysian period, a period of 532 years, depending on the cycle of the sun, or 28 years, and the cycle of the moon, or 19 years; -- sometimes called the Greek paschal cycle, or Victorian period.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Dione
Di o ne |dīˈōnē ˈdaɪoʊn |Astronomy a satellite of Saturn, the twelfth closest to the planet, discovered by Cassini in 1684. Icy with a partly cratered and partly smooth surface, it has a diameter of 696 miles (1,120 km ). ORIGIN named after a Titan, the mother of Aphrodite, in Greek mythology.
Dionysian
Di o ny sian |ˌdīəˈniSHən, -ˈnisēən, -ˈnīsēən ˌdaɪəˈnɪsiən |(also Dionysiac |-ˈnisēˌak, -ˈnīsē -|) ▶adjective 1 Greek Mythology of or relating to the god Dionysus. 2 of or relating to the sensual, spontaneous, and emotional aspects of human nature: dark, grand Dionysian music. Compare with Apollonian.
Dionysius
Di o ny si us |ˌdīəˈnisēəs, -ˈniSHəs ˌdaɪəˈnɪsiəs | the name of two rulers of Syracuse. • Dionysius I ( c. 430 –367 bc ), ruled 405 –367; known as Dionysius the Elder. A tyrannical ruler, he waged three wars against the Carthaginians for control of Sicily, the third of which resulted in his defeat at Cronium in 375. • Dionysius II ( c. 397 – c. 344 bc ), son of Dionysius I; ruled 367 –357 and 346 –344; known as Dionysius the Younger. He lacked his father's military ambitions and signed a peace treaty with Carthage in 367.
Dionysius Exiguus
Di o ny si us Ex ig u us |egˈzigyo͞oəs ˌdaɪəˌnɪsiəs ɛɡˈzɪɡjuəs | (died c. 556 ), Scythian-born monk and scholar. He is noted for developing in 505 the system of dates bc and ad that is still in use today. His calculation of Jesus Christ's incarnation being 753 years after the founding of Rome has since been shown to be mistaken by several years. He is said to have taken the nickname Exiguus (“little ”) as a sign of humility.
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
Di o ny si us of Hal i car nas sus |ˌhalikärˈnasəs ˌdaɪəˌnɪsiəs əv ˌhælikarˈnæsəs | (1st century bc ), Greek historian, literary critic, and rhetorician. He lived in Rome from 30 bc and is best known for his detailed history of the city, written in Greek.
Dionysius the Areopagite
Di o ny si us the Ar e op a gite |ˌarēˈäpəˌgīt, -ˌjīt ˌdaɪəˌnɪsiəs ði erɪˈɑpəɡaɪt | (1st century ad ), Greek churchman. His conversion by St. Paul is recorded in Acts 17:34, and according to tradition he went on to become the first bishop of Athens.
Dionysus
Di o ny sus |ˌdīəˈnisəs ˌdaɪəˈnɪsəs |Greek Mythology a Greek god, son of Zeus and Semele. He was originally a god of the fertility of nature, associated with wild and ecstatic religious rites; in later traditions he is a god of wine who loosens inhibitions and inspires creativity in music and poetry. Also called Bacchus.
Oxford Dictionary
Dione
Dione |dʌɪˈəʊni |Astronomy a satellite of Saturn, the twelfth closest to the planet, discovered by Cassini in 1684, being icy with a partly cratered and partly smooth surface (diameter 1,120 km ). ORIGIN named after a Titan, the mother of Aphrodite, in Greek mythology.
Dionysiac
Dionysiac |ˌdʌɪəˈnɪzɪak |(also Dionysian |-zɪən |) ▶adjective 1 Greek Mythology relating to the god Dionysus. 2 relating to the sensual, spontaneous, and emotional aspects of human nature. Compare with Apollonian.
Dionysius
Dionysius |ˌdʌɪəˈnɪsɪəs | the name of two rulers of Syracuse: • Dionysius I ( c. 430 –367 bc ), ruled 405 –367; known as Dionysius the Elder. A tyrannical ruler, he waged three wars against the Carthaginians for control of Sicily, later becoming the principal power in Greek Italy after the capture of Rhegium (386 ) and other Greek cities in southern Italy. • Dionysius II ( c. 397 – c. 344 bc ), son of Dionysius I, ruled 367 –357 and 346 –344; known as Dionysius the Younger. He lacked his father's military ambitions and signed a peace treaty with Carthage in 367. Despite his patronage of philosophers, he resisted the attempt by Plato to turn him into a philosopher king.
Dionysius Exiguus
Dionysius Exiguus |ɪgˈzɪgjʊəs | (died c. 556 ), Scythian monk and scholar. He is famous for introducing the system of dates bc and ad that is still in use today, accepting 753 auc as the year of the Incarnation; this has since been shown to be mistaken. He is said to have taken the nickname Exiguus (‘little ’) as a sign of humility.
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
Dio |nys |ius of Hali |car |nas ¦sus (1st century bc ), Greek historian, literary critic, and rhetorician. He lived in Rome from 30 bc and is best known for his detailed history of the city, written in Greek; this covers the period from the earliest times until the outbreak of the first Punic War (264 bc ).
Dionysius the Areopagite
Dionysius the Areopagite |ˌarɪˈɒpəgʌɪt | (1st century ad ), Greek churchman. His conversion by St Paul is recorded in Acts 17:34 and according to tradition he went on to become the first bishop of Athens. He was later confused with St Denis and with a mystical theologian, Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, who exercised a profound influence on medieval theology.
Dionysus
Dionysus |ˌdʌɪəˈnʌɪsəs |Greek Mythology a Greek god, son of Zeus and Semele; his worship entered Greece from Thrace c. 1000 bc. Originally a god of the fertility of nature, associated with wild and ecstatic religious rites, in later traditions he is a god of wine who loosens inhibitions and inspires creativity in music and poetry. Also called Bacchus.
Duden Dictionary
Dion
Di on Substantiv, feminin österreichisch , die |Di o n |die Dion; Genitiv: der Dion, Plural: die Dionen 1 Kurzwort für: Direktion 2a 2 Kurzwort für: Division 2
Dionysien
Di o ny si en Pluralwort , die |Dion y sien |die Dionysien (Plural ) griechisch-lateinisch altgriechisches Fest zu Ehren des Wein- und Fruchtbarkeitsgottes Dionysos
dionysisch
di o ny sisch Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |dion y sisch |1 dem Gott Dionysos zugehörend, ihn betreffend ein dionysischer Kult 2 rauschhaft, ekstatisch dionysische Lust
Dionysos
Di o ny sos Eigenname griechische Mythologie |Di o nysos |Gott des Weines, des Rausches und der Fruchtbarkeit
French Dictionary
dionysiaque
dionysiaque adj. adjectif Relatif à Dionysos (Bacchus ). Note Orthographique d i on y s i aque.
Spanish Dictionary
dionea
dionea nombre femenino Planta de hojas en forma de roseta, redondas, con un largo pecíolo, provistas de pelos pegajosos y sensitivos en la parte media, y glándulas digestivas para atrapar y digerir insectos; al más leve roce de los pelos, el limbo se pliega sobre sí mismo y la planta atrapa los insectos que luego digiere .SINÓNIMO atrapamoscas .
dionisiaco, -ca
dionisiaco, -ca o dionisíaco, -ca adjetivo 1 De Dionisos (dios del placer sensual en la mitología griega ) o relacionado con él :edén dionisiaco; rituales dionisíacos; representaciones dionisiacas .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino formal [persona ] Que tiene pasión por la bebida .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
Dionysus
Di o ny sus -sos /dà (ɪ )ənáɪsəs /名詞 〘ギ神 〙ディオニュソス 〘酒 豊饒 （じよう ）演劇の神 〙.
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