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Olympian Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Olympian? [n] a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans [n] an athlete who participates in the Olympic games [adj] 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" [adj] majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters; "his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian beauty and serene composure" [adj] of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus; "Olympian deities" [adj] of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants; "Olympian plain" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Olympian: exceeding \| exceptional \| extraordinary \| majestic \| Olympic \| Olympic god \| prodigious \| superior \| surpassing Related Terms \| Find terms related to Olympian: 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 \| Elysian \| 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 \| Laodicean \| 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 \| withdrawn See Also \| athlete \| Greek deity \| jock Olympian In Webster's Dictionary \Olym"pian\ (-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.

Olympian Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Olympian?

[n] a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans
[n] an athlete who participates in the Olympic games
[adj] 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"
[adj] majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters; "his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian beauty and serene composure"
[adj] of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus; "Olympian deities"
[adj] of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants; "Olympian plain"

See Also | athlete | Greek deity | jock

Olympian In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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