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Definition: DIONYSIAN

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Of or relating to or worshipping Dionysus.[Wordnet]
2. Relating to Dionysius, a monk of the 6th century; as, the Dionysian, or Christian, era.[Websters]
3. Being bacchanalian, bacchanal or bacchic. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb dionysianly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(dionysianly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective dionysian.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Dionysian" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Common Expressions: DIONYSIAN

Expressions Definition
Dionysian Mysteries The Dionysian Mysteries largely remain just that, a mystery. The secrecy surrounding them has been even more successful than that around the Rites of Eleusis, with whom they probably had some similarities, at least in their Classical Greek manifestation, though they were it seems far older. (references)
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 . Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Topics by Level of Interest: DIONYSIAN

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Dionysian Mysteries 53     Apollonian and Dionysian 13
Apollonian and Dionysian 13     Dionysian Mysteries 53

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: DIONYSIAN

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Balgarski разгулен (dissipated, rackety, raffish, bacchanal, bacchanalian). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski (transliteration) razgulen (dissipated, rackety, raffish, bacchanal, bacchanalian). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian dionýský (DIONYSIAN, DIONYSIAC). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian разгулен (dissipated, rackety, raffish, bacchanal, bacchanalian). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian (transliteration) razgulen (dissipated, rackety, raffish, bacchanal, bacchanalian). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina dionýský (DIONYSIAN, DIONYSIAC). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 酒神节的 (bacchanal, bacchanalian, DIONYSIAC, DIONYSIAN), 狂饮的 (Dionysian). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 酒神節的 (bacchanal, Bacchanalian, Dionysiac, Dionysian), 狂飲的 (Dionysian). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech dionýský (DIONYSIAN, DIONYSIAC). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer & more translations)
Daco-Rumanian dionisiac (bacchic, DIONYSIAC, DIONYSIAN). Additional references: Daco-Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 마시고 떠드는 (Dionysian), 흥청망청하는 (Dionysian). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 마시고 떠드는 (Dionysian), 흥청망청하는 (Dionysian). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian dionisiaco (DIONYSIAC, Dionysian). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese ディオニュシオスの (Dionysian). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 마시고 떠드는 (Dionysian), 흥청망청하는 (Dionysian). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer & more translations)
Moldavian dionisiac (bacchic, DIONYSIAC, DIONYSIAN). Additional references: Moldavian, Romania, Hungary, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer & more translations)
Romanian dionisiac (bacchic, DIONYSIAC, DIONYSIAN). Additional references: Romanian, Romania, Hungary, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer & more translations)
Rumanian dionisiac (bacchic, DIONYSIAC, DIONYSIAN). Additional references: Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi dionysiskt (DIONYSIAN), dionysisk (DIONYSIAN). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish dionisíaca (DIONYSIaN). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska dionysiskt (DIONYSIAN), dionysisk (DIONYSIAN). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish dionysiskt (DIONYSIAN), dionysisk (DIONYSIAN). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer & more translations)
Turkish dionysus gibi (DIONYSIAC, DIONYSIAN), şarap ve bereket tanrısı ile ilgili (DIONYSIAC, DIONYSIAN), sefahat düşkünü (DIONYSIAC, DIONYSIAN, dissipated, dissolute, sensual). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: DIONYSIAN

Language Translations for “DIONYSIAN” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag Dathagiathagonyathagsathagian (Dionysian). Additional references: Athag, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer)
Double Dutch Dagiagonyagsagian (Dionysian). Additional references: Double Dutch, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer)
Leet [)!0^/jz!4^/ (Dionysian). Additional references: Leet, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer)
Oppish Dopioponyopsopian (Dionysian). Additional references: Oppish, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer)
Pig Latin IONYSIANDAY (DIONYSIAN). Additional references: Pig Latin, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer)
Terran B dionyais (DIONYSIAN). Additional references: Terran B, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi Dubiubonyubsubian (Dionysian). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, DIONYSIAN. (volunteer)
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