Found 2 items, similar to olympian.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Olympian Olympian adj 1: of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants; “Olympian plain” [syn: Olympic] 2: of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus; “Olympian deities” 3: majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters; “his majestic presence”; “olympian detachment”; “olympian beauty and serene composure” [syn: majestic] 4: 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” [syn: exceeding, exceptional, prodigious, surpassing] Olympian n 1: an athlete who participates in the Olympic games 2: a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans [syn: Olympic god]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Olympian 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]