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Thespian, a. and n.|ˈθɛspɪən|
[f. Gr. proper name θέσπις + -an.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to Thespis, the traditional father of Greek tragedy (6th c. b.c.); hence, of or pertaining to tragedy, or the dramatic art; tragic, dramatic.
1675Cocker Morals 39 Nectar, Ambrosia, and the Thespian Spring, May all avant, for Mony is the Thing. 1748Thomson Cast. Indol. i. 463 Oft they snatch the pen, As if inspir'd, and in a Thespian rage; Then write and blot, as would your ruth engage. 1847(title) Theatrical Times, a Weekly Magazine of Thespian Biography. 1855Kingsley Westw. Ho ii, To extemporise a pageant,..or any effort of the Thespian art. 1906Athenæum 3 Mar. 256/2 The Chorus was a reminiscence of the old Thespian drama.
B. n. A tragedian; an actor or actress.
1827W. Kennedy Poems 42 The Thespian's outward guise Of happiness, her secret mood belies. 1864Doran Ann. Eng. Stage I. v. 121 The..Lord Chamberlain..clapped the unoffending Thespian..in the Gate House. |