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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Chthonian \Chtho"ni*an\, a. [Gr. ? in or under the earth, fr. ?,
?, earth.]
Designating, or pertaining to, gods or spirits of the
underworld; esp., relating to the underworld gods of the
Greeks, whose worship is widely considered as more primitive
in form than that of the Olympian gods. The characteristics
of chthonian worship are propitiatory and magical rites and
generalized or euphemistic names of the deities, which are
supposed to have been primarily ghosts.
Syn: chthonic, lower, nether.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Chthonian \Chtho"ni*an\, a. [Gr. ? in or under the earth, fr. ?,
?, earth.]
Designating, or pertaining to, gods or spirits of the
underworld; esp., relating to the underworld gods of the
Greeks, whose worship is widely considered as more primitive
in form than that of the Olympian gods. The characteristics
of chthonian worship are propitiatory and magical rites and
generalized or euphemistic names of the deities, which are
supposed to have been primarily ghosts.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
chthonian
adj : of the underworld; "nether regions" [syn: chthonic, lower,
nether]
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
chthonian
Αγγλικά a.
χθόνιος
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
chthonian
a.
Pertaining to the underworld; being beneath the earth.
n.
A dweller in the mythical underworld.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
chthonian
a.
Pertaining to the underworld; being beneath the earth.
n.
A dweller in the mythical underworld.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
chthonian
a.
Pertaining to the underworld; being beneath the earth.
n.
A dweller in the mythical underworld.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
chthonian
a.
Pertaining to the underworld; being beneath the earth.
n.
A dweller in the mythical underworld.
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
chthonian /sˌiːˈeɪtʃθˈəʊniən/
podsvětní
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
chthonian /sˌiːˈeɪtʃθˈəʊniən/
1. (mit) öIüler diyarının ilâhları ve ruhlarına ait.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
68 Moby Thesaurus words for "chthonian":
Acherontic, Druid, Hadean, Lethean, Parsi, Plutonian, Plutonic,
Sabaist, Satan worshiper, Satanist, Stygian, Tartarean,
Zoroastrian, animal worshiper, anthropolater, arborolater,
archaeolater, bibliolatrous, chthonic, demon worshiper, demoniast,
demonist, demonolater, demonologer, demonologist, demonomist,
dendrolater, devil worshiper, devilish, diabolist, fetishist,
fetishistic, fire worshiper, heathen, hellborn, hellish,
idol worshiper, idol worshiping, idolater, idolatress, idolatric,
idolatrical, idolatrizer, idolatrous, idolist, idolistic, idolizer,
infernal, nature worshiper, ophiolater, pagan, pandemoniac,
pandemonic, phallic worshiper, plutonian, plutonic, purgatorial,
pyrolater, snake worshiper, sorcerer, star worshiper, sulfurous,
sun worshiper, theriolater, therolater, tree worshiper, zoolater,
zoolatrous
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