Orphic
Origin of Orphic
1Other words from Orphic
- Or·phi·cal·ly, adverb
Words Nearby Orphic
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How to use Orphic in a sentence
It will now be profitable if we examine the story of Sanchoniathon and the statements of the Orphic Hymns.
Ancient Faiths And Modern | Thomas InmanWe may suppose that the Orphic poems were collected, edited and probably interpolated, in this dark hour of Greece.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 | Andrew LangOn the whole, however, our Orphic authorities can never be quoted with much satisfaction.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 | Andrew LangThe authors of the Orphic cosmogony appear to have begun with some remarks on Time ((Greek text omitted)).
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 | Andrew LangAnd the whole account is symbolical, we think, consciously symbolical; it has an Orphic tinge, hinting of mystic rites.
Homer's Odyssey | Denton J. Snider
British Dictionary definitions for Orphic
/ (ˈɔːfɪk) /
of or relating to Orpheus or Orphism
(sometimes not capital) mystical or occult
Derived forms of Orphic
- Orphically, adverb
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