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
Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one
another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute
truth.