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Definition of Dionys
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Dionysia Dionysia Di`o*ny"si*a, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Class. Antiq.)
Any of the festivals held in honor of the Olympian god
Dionysus. They correspond to the Roman Bacchanalia; the
greater Dionysia were held at Athens in March or April, and
were celebrated with elaborate performances of both tragedies
and comedies.
Dionysiac Dionysiac Di`o*ny"si*ac, a.
Of or pertaining to Dionysus or to the Dionysia; Bacchic; as,
a Dionysiac festival; the Dionysiac theater at Athens.
Dionysian Dionysian Di`o*ny"sian, a.
Relating to Dionysius, a monk of the 6th century; as, the
Dionysian, or Christian, era.
Dionysian period, a period of 532 years, depending on the
cycle of the sun, or 28 years, and the cycle of the moon,
or 19 years; -- sometimes called the Greek paschal
cycle, or Victorian period.
Dionysian period Dionysian Di`o*ny"sian, a.
Relating to Dionysius, a monk of the 6th century; as, the
Dionysian, or Christian, era.
Dionysian period, a period of 532 years, depending on the
cycle of the sun, or 28 years, and the cycle of the moon,
or 19 years; -- sometimes called the Greek paschal
cycle, or Victorian period.
