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
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.