orphic
/ˈɔɹfɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to Orphism and its doctrines and rituals.
adj
Having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; mystic.
adj
Example Sentences
- "Orphic ideology mainly concerned the mysteries of Dionysos, which many Greeks took very seriously."
- "[…] he intended to be a divine artist, a man of visionary states and enchantments, Platonic possession. He got a Rationalistic, Naturalistic education at CCNY. This was not easily reconciled with the Orphic. But all his desires were contradictory."
- "In particular, Plato often refers to the “Orphics” and mentions the “Orphic life” (Orphikoi tines legomenoi bioi, Laws 782c). Plato clearly distinguished the Orphics and the Pythagoreans. To speak very generally, the Orphics believed that the soul had a divine beginning but fell from the gods due to an original crime."
Etymology
Etymology tree English Orpheus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Orphic From Orpheus + -ic.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɔɹfɪk/
- British English: /ˈɔːfɪk/