Associations to the word «Dithyramb»
Noun
- Tragedy
- Ode
- Corinth
- Aristotle
- Hymn
- Driving
- Herodotus
- Chorus
- Athens
- Tyrant
- Comedy
- Myth
- Bull
- Drama
- Coming
- Fragment
- Dance
- Ancient
- Poet
- Dancing
- Apollo
- Greece
- Poetry
- Choir
- Greek
- Cult
- Genre
- Festival
- Spring
- Dancer
- Contest
- Cambridge
- Honor
- Wine
- Song
- Humanity
- Poem
- Theater
- Birth
- Victory
- Origin
- Cry
- God
- Performance
- Importance
- Hero
- Rome
- Form
- Scholar
- Century
- Leader
- Era
- Religion
- Music
- Rose
Adjective
Adverb
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Wiktionary
DITHYRAMB, noun. A choral hymn sung in ancient Athens in honor of the god Dionysus.
DITHYRAMB, noun. A poem or oration in the same style.
Dictionary definition
DITHYRAMB, noun. A wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing.
DITHYRAMB, noun. (ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus).
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.