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From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) : [ devils ]
OLYMPIAN, adj. Relating to a mountain in Thessaly, once inhabited by gods, now a repository of yellowing newspapers, beer bottles and mutilated sardine cans, attesting the presence of the tourist and his appetite. His name the smirking tourist scrawls Upon Minerva's temple walls, Where thundered once Olympian Zeus, And marks his appetite's abuse. Averil JoopFrom The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Olympic \O*lym"pic\, or Olympian \O*lym"pi*an\, games \games\ . A modified revival of the ancient Olympian games, consisting of international athletic games, races, etc., now held once in four years, the first having been at Athens in 1896.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Olympian \O*lym"pi*an\ (-an), Olympic \O*lym"pic\ (-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. Olympic games, or Olympics (Greek Antiq.), the greatest of the national festivals of the ancient Greeks, consisting of athletic games and races, dedicated to Olympian Zeus, celebrated once in four years at Olympia, and continuing five days.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
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] n 1: an athlete who participates in the Olympic games 2: a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans [syn: Olympic god]From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Olympian a. 1 (lb en not comparable) Of or relating to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount%20Olympus, the high#Adjective mountain in Greece; or (lb en Greek mythology) the Greek#Adjective god#Noun and goddesses who were believed to live#Verb there. 2 (lb en comparable by extension) resemble a Greek deity in some way. 3 # celestial#Adjective, heavenly; also, godlike. 4 # act#Verb in a remote#Adjective and superior#Adjective manner; aloof. n. 1 (lb en Greek mythology) Any of the 12 principal#Adjective god#Noun and goddesses of the Greek#Adjective pantheon (Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, and Hades); (lb en specifically) ''preceded by'' '''the''': Zeus, the supreme#Adjective ruler of the Greek deity. 2 (lb en philosophy and theology) In the Platonist theology of Plethon, a god in one group of supercelestial gods, the other group of such gods being the Tartareans or Titans. 3 (lb en figuratively) A person with superior#Adjective talents or towering#Adjective achievements. a. 1 (lb en historical) Of or relating to the town of Olympia in Elis, Greece; Olympic. 2 (lb en sports) 3 # (lb en historical) Of or relating to the ancient#Adjective Olympic Games held at Olympia; Olympic. 4 # Of or relating to the modern#Adjective Olympic Games; Olympic. n. 1 An inhabitant of the city of Olympia, the capital#Noun of Washington, United States. 2 (lb en sports) 3 # (lb en historical) A sportsperson compete in the ancient#Adjective Olympic Games. 4 # A sportsperson competing in the modern#Adjective Olympic Games.From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
Olympian a. 1 (lb en not comparable) Of or relating to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount%20Olympus, the high#Adjective mountain in Greece; or (lb en Greek mythology) the Greek#Adjective god#Noun and goddesses who were believed to live#Verb there. 2 (lb en comparable by extension) resemble a Greek deity in some way. 3 # celestial#Adjective, heavenly; also, godlike. 4 # act#Verb in a remote#Adjective and superior#Adjective manner; aloof. n. 1 (lb en Greek mythology) Any of the 12 principal#Adjective god#Noun and goddesses of the Greek#Adjective pantheon (Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, and Hades); (lb en specifically) ''preceded by'' '''the''': Zeus, the supreme#Adjective ruler of the Greek deity. 2 (lb en philosophy and theology) In the Platonist theology of Plethon, a god in one group of supercelestial gods, the other group of such gods being the Tartareans or Titans. 3 (lb en figuratively) A person with superior#Adjective talents or towering#Adjective achievements. a. 1 (lb en historical) Of or relating to the town of Olympia in Elis, Greece; Olympic. 2 (lb en sports) 3 # (lb en historical) Of or relating to the ancient#Adjective Olympic Games held at Olympia; Olympic. 4 # Of or relating to the modern#Adjective Olympic Games; Olympic. n. 1 An inhabitant of the city of Olympia, the capital#Noun of Washington, United States. 2 (lb en sports) 3 # (lb en historical) A sportsperson compete in the ancient#Adjective Olympic Games. 4 # A sportsperson competing in the modern#Adjective Olympic Games.From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Olympian a. 1 (lb en not comparable) Of or relating to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount%20Olympus, the high#Adjective mountain in Greece; or (lb en Greek mythology) the Greek#Adjective god#Noun and goddesses who were believed to live#Verb there. 2 (lb en comparable by extension) resemble a Greek deity in some way. 3 # celestial#Adjective, heavenly; also, godlike. 4 # act#Verb in a remote#Adjective and superior#Adjective manner; aloof. n. 1 (lb en Greek mythology) Any of the 12 principal#Adjective god#Noun and goddesses of the Greek#Adjective pantheon (Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, and Hades); (lb en specifically) ''preceded by'' '''the''': Zeus, the supreme#Adjective ruler of the Greek deity. 2 (lb en philosophy and theology) In the Platonist theology of Plethon, a god in one group of supercelestial gods, the other group of such gods being the Tartareans or Titans. 3 (lb en figuratively) A person with superior#Adjective talents or towering#Adjective achievements. a. 1 (lb en historical) Of or relating to the town of Olympia in Elis, Greece; Olympic. 2 (lb en sports) 3 # (lb en historical) Of or relating to the ancient#Adjective Olympic Games held at Olympia; Olympic. 4 # Of or relating to the modern#Adjective Olympic Games; Olympic. n. 1 An inhabitant of the city of Olympia, the capital#Noun of Washington, United States. 2 (lb en sports) 3 # (lb en historical) A sportsperson compete in the ancient#Adjective Olympic Games. 4 # A sportsperson competing in the modern#Adjective Olympic Games.From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Olympian a. 1 (lb en not comparable) Of or relating to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount%20Olympus, the high#Adjective mountain in Greece; or (lb en Greek mythology) the Greek#Adjective god#Noun and goddesses who were believed to live#Verb there. 2 (lb en comparable by extension) resemble a Greek deity in some way. 3 # celestial#Adjective, heavenly; also, godlike. 4 # act#Verb in a remote#Adjective and superior#Adjective manner; aloof. n. 1 (lb en Greek mythology) Any of the 12 principal#Adjective god#Noun and goddesses of the Greek#Adjective pantheon (Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, and Hades); (lb en specifically) ''preceded by'' '''the''': Zeus, the supreme#Adjective ruler of the Greek deity. 2 (lb en philosophy and theology) In the Platonist theology of Plethon, a god in one group of supercelestial gods, the other group of such gods being the Tartareans or Titans. 3 (lb en figuratively) A person with superior#Adjective talents or towering#Adjective achievements. a. 1 (lb en historical) Of or relating to the town of Olympia in Elis, Greece; Olympic. 2 (lb en sports) 3 # (lb en historical) Of or relating to the ancient#Adjective Olympic Games held at Olympia; Olympic. 4 # Of or relating to the modern#Adjective Olympic Games; Olympic. n. 1 An inhabitant of the city of Olympia, the capital#Noun of Washington, United States. 2 (lb en sports) 3 # (lb en historical) A sportsperson compete in the ancient#Adjective Olympic Games. 4 # A sportsperson competing in the modern#Adjective Olympic Games.From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Olympian Englanti a. 1 (''urheilu'') olympialaiset liittyvä, olympia-, olympialais- 2 (''mytologia'') olympolainen Englanti n. 1 (''urheilu'') olympiaurheilija 2 (''mytologia'') olympolainen jumalaFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Olympian /əlˈɪmpiən/ أوليمبيFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
Olympian //əˈlɪm.pi.ən// //əˈlɪm.pɪ.ən//From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]1. олимпийски of or relating to Mount Olympus 2. божествен of or relating to the Greek gods and goddesses believed to live on Mount Olympus 3. олимпийски of or relating to the ancient or modern Olympic Games
Olympian //əˈlɪm.pi.ən// //əˈlɪm.pɪ.ən//From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]олимпиец sportsperson competing in the ancient or modern Olympic Games
Olympian /əlˈɪmpiən/ OlympierFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ], olympischer Gott Note: griechische Mythologie Note: Greek mythology
Olympian /əlˈɪmpiən/ OlympiateilnehmerFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ], Olympiateilnehmerin , Olympiakämpfer , Olympiakämpferin , Olympionike [sport] Synonyms: Olympic competitor, Olympic contestant, Olympic contender see: Olympic competitors, Olympic contestants, Olympic contenders, Olympians
Olympian //əˈlɪm.pi.ən// //əˈlɪm.pɪ.ən//From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]olympolainen of or relating to Mount Olympus
Olympian //əˈlɪm.pi.ən// //əˈlɪm.pɪ.ən//From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]1. olympolainen any of the 12 principal gods and goddesses of the Greek pantheon 2. olympialainen inhabitant of the city of Olympia, Washington, United States 3. olympiaurheilija sportsperson competing in the ancient or modern Olympic Games
Olympian //əˈlɪm.pi.ən// //əˈlɪm.pɪ.ən//From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]olympisk 2. of or relating to Mount Olympus 3. of or relating to the Greek gods and goddesses believed to live on Mount Olympus 4. of or relating to the ancient or modern Olympic Games
Olympian //əˈlɪm.pi.ən// //əˈlɪm.pɪ.ən//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]olympier sportsperson competing in the ancient or modern Olympic Games
olympian /əlˈɪmpiən/ 1. Olimpos dağına veya tanrılarına ait 2. tanrısal 3. olimpiyat oyunları ile ilgili 4. Olimpos'ta yaşayan tanrı 5. tanrısal heybete sahip kimse.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/oʊˈɫɪmpiən/
149 Moby Thesaurus words for "Olympian": Elysian, Laodicean, above all that, aerial, airy, aloof, altitudinous, apathetic, ascending, aspiring, backward, bashful, beatific, beatified, benumbed, blah, blank, blase, blessed, candid, celestial, chilled, chilly, cold, colossal, comatose, constrained, cool, desensitized, detached, discreet, disinterested, dispassionate, distant, dominating, dull, elevated, eminent, ethereal, exalted, exclusive, expressionless, extramundane, extraterrestrial, forbidding, frigid, from on high, frosty, glorified, guarded, haughty, heartless, heavenly, hebetudinous, high, high-pitched, high-reaching, high-set, high-up, hopeless, icy, impartial, impassive, impersonal, in a stupor, in glory, inaccessible, indifferent, insouciant, introverted, languid, lethargic, listless, lofty, modest, monumental, mounting, neutral, nonchalant, numb, numbed, offish, otherworldly, outtopping, overlooking, overtopping, paradisaic, paradisal, paradisiac, paradisic, passive, phlegmatic, pluckless, prominent, remote, removed, repressed, reserved, resigned, restrained, reticent, retiring, seclusive, selfless, shrinking, slack, sluggish, soaring, soporific, spiring, spiritless, spunkless, standoff, standoffish, steep, stoic, stupefied, subdued, sublime, superlative, supernal, supine, suppressed, topless, toplofty, topping, torpid, towering, towery, transcendental, transmundane, unaffable, unapproachable, unbiased, uncaring, unconcerned, uncongenial, undemonstrative, unearthly, unexpansive, ungenial, uninfluenced, uninterested, unselfish, unswayed, unworldly, uplifted, upreared, withdrawnFrom XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
a. 奥林山的;庄严的