Olympian Gamesn.

Brit.

/əˌlɪmpɪən ˈɡeɪmz/, U.S.

/əˌlɪmpiən ˈɡeɪmz/,

/oʊˌlɪmpiən ˈɡeɪmz/

Forms: see Olympian adj.² and game n. Also with lower-case initial(s).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Olympian adj.², game n.

Etymology: < Olympian adj.² + the plural of game n. Compare Middle French jeux Olympiens (1556). Compare Olympic Games n.

1. = Olympic Games n. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > social event > large or public event > [noun] > celebratory games > specific ancient Greek

Nemean games1559

Panathenaea1578

Pythian games1579

Olympian Gamesa1586

Olympic Games1597

Isthmian games1603

Pythic games1603

Panathenaics1678

Nemean festival1844

society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > series of, as public spectacle > in ancient world > specific

Olympiada1456

Nemean games1559

Panathenaea1578

Pythian games1579

Olympian Gamesa1586

Olympic Games1597

Isthmian games1603

Pythic games1603

Capitoline games1609

Olympics1621

Panathenaics1678

Nemean festival1844

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) i. 49 Thence into the Elean prouince, to see whether at the Olympian games (there celebrated) he might in such concourse blesse his eyes with so desired an encounter.

1607 L. Lloyd Hilaria ii Oh, noble Prince,..Make challenge in Olimpian games.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 (1623) ii. iii. 53 Such rewards As Victors weare at the Olympian Games .

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 530 As at th' Olympian Games or Pythian fields.

1724 T. Cibber Henry VI (ed. 2) iii. i. 30 Promising such Rewards if we should thrive, As Victors wore at the Olympian Game.

1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. xiii. 372 He..displayed a matchless dexterity, as well as strength..even in the less honourable contests of the Olympian games.

1813 J. C. Hobhouse Journey (ed. 2) 581 Prizes distributed at each quaternal celebration of the Olympian games.

1900 N. Amer. Rev. June 802 The Olympian games of ancient times brought the Greek world together every four years in the beautiful valley of Olympia.

1978 Hist. & Theory 17 80 Competitive play flourishes in the archaic (heroic) stage of a civilization's development, as..in the sacred Olympian Games.

2. = Olympic Games n. 1b. Also in extended use: any competitive sports festival. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > series of, as public spectacle > specific

May games1531

game1636

victorial1657

natal games1728

gathering1828

Olympiad1896

Olympian Games1896

Winter Olympic Games1908

winter game1924

Winter Olympics1924

Olympics1925

spartakiad1928

Winter Olympiad1928

Summer Olympics1931

paraplegic games1953

Paralympics1954

Paralympic Games1955

Special Olympics1968

worlds1984

iron man1985

1896 N. Amer. Rev. Mar. 273 Some..will doubtless see an incongruous feature in the introduction of such sports as bicycling and lawn tennis at the Olympian games.

1900 N. Amer. Rev. June 803 Personally, I cannot repress a strong desire that the third Olympian Games..should take place at New York.

1942 Notes & Queries 25 Aug. 235/1 I remember many years ago, there were Olympian Games..at Much Wenlock, Salop.

1998 Amer. Hist. Rev. 103 852/2 William Penny Brooks (1809–1895)..staged a series of ‘Olympian Games’ in provincial England.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	olympian games
释义	Olympian Gamesn. Brit. /əˌlɪmpɪən ˈɡeɪmz/, U.S. /əˌlɪmpiən ˈɡeɪmz/, /oʊˌlɪmpiən ˈɡeɪmz/ Forms: see Olympian adj.² and game n. Also with lower-case initial(s). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Olympian adj.², game n. Etymology: < Olympian adj.² + the plural of game n. Compare Middle French jeux Olympiens (1556). Compare Olympic Games n. 1. = Olympic Games n. 1a. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > large or public event > [noun] > celebratory games > specific ancient Greek Nemean games1559 Panathenaea1578 Pythian games1579 Olympian Gamesa1586 Olympic Games1597 Isthmian games1603 Pythic games1603 Panathenaics1678 Nemean festival1844 society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > series of, as public spectacle > in ancient world > specific Olympiada1456 Nemean games1559 Panathenaea1578 Pythian games1579 Olympian Gamesa1586 Olympic Games1597 Isthmian games1603 Pythic games1603 Capitoline games1609 Olympics1621 Panathenaics1678 Nemean festival1844 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) i. 49 Thence into the Elean prouince, to see whether at the Olympian games (there celebrated) he might in such concourse blesse his eyes with so desired an encounter. 1607 L. Lloyd Hilaria ii Oh, noble Prince,..Make challenge in Olimpian games. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 (1623) ii. iii. 53 Such rewards As Victors weare at the Olympian Games . View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 530 As at th' Olympian Games or Pythian fields. View more context for this quotation 1724 T. Cibber Henry VI (ed. 2) iii. i. 30 Promising such Rewards if we should thrive, As Victors wore at the Olympian Game. 1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. xiii. 372 He..displayed a matchless dexterity, as well as strength..even in the less honourable contests of the Olympian games. 1813 J. C. Hobhouse Journey (ed. 2) 581 Prizes distributed at each quaternal celebration of the Olympian games. 1900 N. Amer. Rev. June 802 The Olympian games of ancient times brought the Greek world together every four years in the beautiful valley of Olympia. 1978 Hist. & Theory 17 80 Competitive play flourishes in the archaic (heroic) stage of a civilization's development, as..in the sacred Olympian Games. 2. = Olympic Games n. 1b. Also in extended use: any competitive sports festival. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > series of, as public spectacle > specific May games1531 game1636 victorial1657 natal games1728 gathering1828 Olympiad1896 Olympian Games1896 Winter Olympic Games1908 winter game1924 Winter Olympics1924 Olympics1925 spartakiad1928 Winter Olympiad1928 Summer Olympics1931 paraplegic games1953 Paralympics1954 Paralympic Games1955 Special Olympics1968 worlds1984 iron man1985 1896 N. Amer. Rev. Mar. 273 Some..will doubtless see an incongruous feature in the introduction of such sports as bicycling and lawn tennis at the Olympian games. 1900 N. Amer. Rev. June 803 Personally, I cannot repress a strong desire that the third Olympian Games..should take place at New York. 1942 Notes & Queries 25 Aug. 235/1 I remember many years ago, there were Olympian Games..at Much Wenlock, Salop. 1998 Amer. Hist. Rev. 103 852/2 William Penny Brooks (1809–1895)..staged a series of ‘Olympian Games’ in provincial England. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1586
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