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Dionysian
[ dahy-uh-nish-uhn, -nis-ee-uhn, -nahy-see- ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or honoring Dionysus or Bacchus.
- recklessly uninhibited; unrestrained; undisciplined; frenzied; orgiastic.
Dionysian
/ ˌdaɪəˈnɪzɪən /
adjective
- of or relating to Dionysus
- sometimes not capital (in the philosophy of Nietzsche) of or relating to the set of creative qualities that encompasses spontaneity, irrationality, the rejection of discipline, etc
- often not capital wild or orgiastic
- of or relating to any of the historical characters named Dionysius
Word History and Origins
Origin of Dionysian1
Example Sentences
We grow up to discover there are names in every culture for that — yin and yang, the Apollonian and Dionysian, Vishnu and Shiva, thesis and antithesis, the law of contraries, the dialectic.
“He was a pillar of the scene here, a beloved and trusted counselor to fellow artists, an amiably enlightening interlocutor with critics and an impish presence who embodied theater’s Dionysian spirit.”
To stay sane, she releases her pent-up frustration at her gigs, where her furious guitar playing, powerful vocals and introspective songwriting torch the everyday drabness of her life with a Dionysian flame.
Their presence dramatizes the twin energies upon which all creation, in art and life, relies — the Apollonian and Dionysian, yin and yang, form and essence, thesis and antithesis.
He wanted to marry a sense of voluptuous sensuality with order and elegance — the Dionysian with the Apollonian.
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