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Apollonian

[ap-uh-loh-nee-uhn]

adjective

pertaining to the cult of Apollo.

(lowercase) serene, calm, or well-balanced; poised and disciplined.

(lowercase) having the properties of or preferring classic beauty. Compare Dionysian (def. 2).

Origin:
1655–65; < Greek apollṓni(os) of Apollo + -an

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opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

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Apollonian (ˌæpəˈləʊnɪən)

—*adj*
1.	of or relating to Apollo or the cult of Apollo
2.	(sometimes not capital) (in the philosophy of Nietzsche) denoting or relating to the set of static qualities that encompass form, reason, harmony, sobriety, etc
3.	(often not capital) harmonious; serene; ordered

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