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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")
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