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orphic orphic definition

orphic


 
  Overview  of  adj  orphic 
 
  The  adj  orphic  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  Orphic  --  (ascribed  to  Orpheus  or  characteristic  of  ideas  in  works  ascribed  to  Orpheus) 
  2.  mysterious,  mystic,  mystical,  occult,  secret,  orphic  --  (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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  orphic 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  orphic 
 
  Sense  2 
  mysterious,  mystic,  mystical,  occult,  secret,  orphic 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  esoteric)  ->  exoteric 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  orphic 
 
  2  senses  of  orphic 
 
  Sense  1 
  Orphic 
  Pertains  to  noun  Orpheus  (Sense  1) 
  =>Orpheus 
  =>  mythical  being 
 
  Sense  2 
  mysterious,  mystic,  mystical,  occult,  secret,  orphic 
  =>  esoteric  (vs.  exoteric) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  orphic 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  orphic 
 
  orphic  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  orphic 
  actinomorphic 
  allelomorphic 
  allomorphic 
  anamorphic 
  anthropomorphic 
  dimorphic 
  ectomorphic 
  endomorphic 
  epimorphic 
  gynandromorphic 
  hemimetamorphic 
  isomorphic 
  mesomorphic 
  metamorphic 
  nonmetamorphic 
  orphic 
  pleomorphic 
  polymorphic 
  zygomorphic 
 
  Overview  of  adj  orphic 
 
  The  adj  orphic  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  Orphic  --  (ascribed  to  Orpheus  or  characteristic  of  ideas  in  works  ascribed  to  Orpheus) 
  2.  mysterious,  mystic,  mystical,  occult,  secret,  orphic  --  (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") 



orphic definition