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Dionysiac
[ dahy-uh-nis-ee-ak, -nahy-see- ]
Dionysiac
/ ˌdaɪəˈnɪzɪˌæk /
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Other Words From
- Di·o·ny·si·a·cal·ly [dahy-, uh, -ni-, sahy, -ik-lee], adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Dionysiac1
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Example Sentences
This is the place of meeting and residence66 of the Dionysiac artists (who travel about) Ionia as far as the Hellespont.
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London, indeed, would be the better for the infusion of a more Dionysiac spirit into her sthetic appreciations and ideals.
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The theater originated in the Dionysiac mysteries of the Greeks, in which dramatic action and responsive choruses were employed.
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Three men only stood firm, facing the new Dionysiac revel, to see what would come of it.
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He therefore united them in a society, similar in many respects to that of the Dionysiac artificers.
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