Parnassian
[ pahr-nas-ee-uhn ]
/ pɑrˈnæs i ən /
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adjective
pertaining to Mount Parnassus.
pertaining to poetry.
of, relating to, or noting a school of French poets of the latter half of the 19th century, characterized chiefly by a belief in art for art's sake, by an emphasis on metrical form, and by the repression of emotive elements: so called from Le Parnasse Contemporain, the title of their first collection of poems, published in 1866.
noun
a member of the Parnassian school of French poets.
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British Dictionary definitions for Parnassian (1 of 2)
Parnassian1
/ (pɑːˈnæsɪən) /
adjective
of or relating to Mount Parnassus or poetry
British Dictionary definitions for Parnassian (2 of 2)
Parnassian2
/ (pɑːˈnæsɪən) /
noun
one of a school of French poets of the late 19th century who wrote verse that emphasized metrical form and restricted emotion
adjective
of or relating to the Parnassians or their poetry
Derived forms of Parnassian
Parnassianism or Parnassism, nounWord Origin for Parnassian
C19: from French parnassien, from Parnasse Parnassus; from Le Parnasse contemporain, title of an anthology produced by these poets
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