orphic

Adjective
Synonyms: Orphicmysteriousmysticmysticaloccultsecret

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. ascribed to Orpheus or characteristic of ideas in works ascribed to OrpheusSynonyms: Orphic
  2. having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding“mysterious symbols”“the mystical style of Blake”“occult lore”“the secret learning of the ancients”Synonyms: mysteriousmysticmysticaloccultsecret
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Orphic \Or"phic\, prop. a. [L. Orphicus, Gr. ?.] Pertaining to Orpheus; Orphean; as, Orphic hymns. [1913 Webster]
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