dionysian
AdjectiveUS[dahy-uh-nis-ee-uhn]/ˌdaɪəˈnɪsiən/5 syllables
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Adjective (1)
- of or relating to or worshipping DionysusRelating to Dionysus
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Di′o·ny′sian adjective
Relating to Dionysius, a monk of the 6th century; as, the Dionysian, or Christian, era.
Dionysian period, a period of 532 years, depending on the cycle of the sun, or 28 years, and the cycle of the moon, or 19 years; — sometimes called the Greek paschal cycle, or Victorian period.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54