Thesaurus: olympian
Alt. of Olympic
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Definitions
- a. Alt. of Olympic
- adj. of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants
- adj. of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus
- n. an athlete who participates in the Olympic games
- adj. majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters
- adj. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
- 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.
- j:55/n:45 n. an athlete who participates in the Olympic games n. a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans a. of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants