Associations to the word «Orphic»
Noun
- Orpheus
- Eros
- Zeus
- Hymn
- Plato
- Afterlife
- Thrace
- Tablet
- Ff
- Gaia
- Hades
- Mystery
- Initiate
- Papyrus
- Underworld
- Philo
- Rhapsody
- Cult
- Ovid
- Myth
- Osiris
- Hermes
- Iliad
- Rite
- Pluto
- Initiation
- Titan
- Fragment
- Trilogy
- Epithet
- Crete
- Rebirth
- Doctrine
- Immortality
- Triad
- Orion
- Priesthood
- Oracle
- Thunderbolt
- Ode
- Motif
- Purification
- Ge
- Mythology
- Poem
- Dial
- Ecstasy
- Sorcerer
- Vase
- Egg
- Parody
- Egyptian
- Religion
- Deity
- Sect
- Greek
- Soul
- Homer
- Belief
- Conception
- Emerson
- Antiquity
- Philosopher
- Bce
- Greece
- Tradition
- Chaos
- Theology
- Ritual
- Poet
- Necessity
- Text
- Goddess
- Verse
- Destiny
Adjective
Wiktionary
ORPHIC, adjective. Of or pertaining to Orphism.
ORPHIC, adjective. Having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
Dictionary definition
ORPHIC, adjective. Ascribed to Orpheus or characteristic of ideas in works ascribed to Orpheus.
ORPHIC, adjective. 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".
Wise words
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.