Orphism

[ awr-fiz-uhm ]
/ ˈɔr fɪz əm /

noun

the religious or philosophical system of the Orphic school.
(often lowercase)Also called orphic cubism. Fine Arts. a short-lived but influential artistic movement of the early 20th century arising from analytic cubism and the work of Robert Delaunay and having as conspicuous characteristics the use of bold color, the dynamic, prismatic juxtaposition and overlapping of nonobjective geometric forms and planes, and a lightness and lyricism dissociated from its cubist origins.

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Origin of Orphism

(def. 2) <French orphisme, equivalent to Orph(ée) Orpheus + -isme-ism; term introduced by G. Apollinaire c1913

OTHER WORDS FROM Orphism

Orphist, noun, adjective

Words nearby Orphism

orpharion, Orphean, Orpheus, Orpheus and Eurydice, Orphic, Orphism, orphrey, orpiment, orpine, Orpington, Orr
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British Dictionary definitions for Orphism

Orphism
/ (ˈɔːfɪzəm) /

noun

a mystery religion of ancient Greece, widespread from the 6th century bc onwards, combining pre-Hellenic beliefs, the Thracian cult of (Dionysius) Zagreus, etc

Derived forms of Orphism

Orphistic, adjective
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