olympian
Noun · AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- an athlete who participates in the Olympic gamesSynonyms: Olympian
- a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the TitansSynonyms: OlympianOlympic god
Adjective (4)
- of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants“Olympian plain”Synonyms: OlympianOlympic
- of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus“Olympian deities”Synonyms: Olympian
- majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters“his majestic presence”“olympian detachment”“olympian beauty and serene composure”Synonyms: majestic
- far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree“a night of exceeding darkness”“an exceptional memory”“olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy”“the young Mozart's prodigious talents”Synonyms: exceedingexceptionalprodigioussurpassing
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Olympian \O*lym"pi*an\ ([-o]*l[i^]m"p[i^]*an), a. [L. See 1st Olympian, n.] Pertaining to, characteristic of, or fitting for one of the gods on Olympus; grand, majestic, or aloof. [PJC]
Olympian \O*lym"pi*an\ ([-o]*l[i^]m"p[i^]*an), Olympic \O*lym"pic\ ([-o]*l[i^]m"p[i^]k), a. [L. Olympius, Olympicus, Gr. 'Oly`mpios, 'Olympiko`s, fr. 'O`lympos: cf. F. olympique. See Olympiad.] Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods, or to Olympia, a small plain in Elis. [1913 Webster]
Olympian \O*lym"pi*an\ ([-o]*l[i^]m"p[i^]*an), prop. n. [L. See 1st Olympian, a.] A god who dwells on Olympus. [PJC]
2.An inhabitant of Olympia. [PJC]
3.An athlete who competes in the Olympics. [PJC]
The Devil's Dictionary
OLYMPIAN, adj. Relating to a mountain in Thessaly, once inhabited by gods, now a repository of yellowing newspapers, beer bottles and mutilated sardine cans, attesting the presence of the tourist and his appetite.
His name the smirking tourist scrawls Upon Minerva's temple walls, Where thundered once Olympian Zeus, And marks his appetite's abuse. Averil Joop