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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: dithyramb (0.01073 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to dithyramb.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: dithyramb
dithyramb
n 1: a wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing
2: (ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of
Dionysus)
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Dithyramb
Dithyramb
\Dith"y*ramb\, n. [L. dithyrambus, Gr. ? a kind of
lyric poetry in honor of Bacchus; also, a name of Bacchus; of
unknown origin: cf. F. dithyrambe.]
A kind of lyric poetry in honor of Bacchus, usually sung by a
band of revelers to a flute accompaniment; hence, in general,
a poem written in a wild irregular strain. --Bentley.
[1913 Webster]
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