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
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.