Dionysiac

[ dahy-uh-nis-ee-ak, -nahy-see- ]

adjective

of or relating to the Dionysia or to Dionysus; Bacchic.
Dionysian (def. 2).

Origin of Dionysiac

1820–30; <Latin Dionȳsiacus<Greek Dionȳsiakós, equivalent to Diónȳs(os) Dionysus + -i- derivative stem vowel + -akos-ac

Other words from Dionysiac

Di·o·ny·si·a·cal·ly [dahy-uh-ni-sahy-ik-lee], /ˌdaɪ ə nɪˈsaɪ ɪk li/, adverb

Words Nearby Dionysiac

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How to use Dionysiac in a sentence

This is the place of meeting and residence66 of the Dionysiac artists (who travel about) Ionia as far as the Hellespont.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3) | Strabo
London, indeed, would be the better for the infusion of a more Dionysiac spirit into her sthetic appreciations and ideals.
Vie de Bohme | Orlo Williams
The theater originated in the Dionysiac mysteries of the Greeks, in which dramatic action and responsive choruses were employed.
Folkways | William Graham Sumner
Three men only stood firm, facing the new Dionysiac revel, to see what would come of it.
Modern Painters, Volume V (of 5) | John Ruskin
He therefore united them in a society, similar in many respects to that of the Dionysiac artificers.
The Symbolism of Freemasonry | Albert G. Mackey

British Dictionary definitions for Dionysiac

Dionysiac

/ (ˌdaɪəˈnɪzɪˌæk) /

adjective

of or relating to Dionysus or his worship
a less common word for Dionysian

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