dithyramb – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
dithyramb
n.
wildly enthusiastic speech; passionate hymn
Dithyramb
The
dithyramb (,
dithurambos) was an
ancient Greek hymn sung and danced in honor of
Dionysus, the god of
wine and
fertility; the term was also used as an
epithet of the god:
Plato, in
The Laws, while discussing various kinds of music mentions "the birth of Dionysos, called, I think, the dithyramb." Plato also remarks in the
Republic that dithyrambs are the clearest example of poetry in which the poet is the only speaker.
dithyramb
Noun
1. a wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing
(hypernym) address, speech
2. (ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus)
(hypernym) hymn, anthem
(classification) antiquity
(classification) Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas
Dithyramb
(n.)
A kind of lyric poetry in honor of Bacchus, usually sung by a band of revelers to a flute accompaniment; hence, in general, a poem written in a wild irregular strain.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
dithyramb
A hymn or poem to honor Bacchus
