单词 | panomphaean |
释义 | PanomphaeanPanompheanadj. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [adjective] > of or relating to Zeus Panomphaeanc1600 c1600 Timon (1980) i. ii. 6 By greate Bellonas sheild byt'h thunderbolt of Panomphæan Ioue. 1626 G. Sandys tr. Ovid Metamorphosis xi. 221 An Altar vowd to Panomphæan Ioue. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Panomphean..pertaining to Jupiter. 1716 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad II. viii. 300 High o'er the wond'ring Hosts he soar'd above, Who paid their Vows to Panomphæan Jove. 1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh v. 185 We want no half-gods, Panomphæan Joves. 1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. 943/3 Panomphean, uttering ominous or prophetic voices; divining;—an epithet of Jupiter.] ΚΠ 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Panomphean, All hearing. 3. Understood by all; universally renowned. rare.Only in translations of or allusions to Rabelais.In quot. a1842 as n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [adjective] sprighty1609 spirituous1653 Panomphaean1694 wet1779 alcoholic1799 Panomphic1822 spiritual1826 panomphaic1878 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. xlvi. 212 Trinc is a Panomphean Word, that is, a Word understood, us'd and celebrated by all Nations, and signifies Drink. a1842 W. Maginn Misc. Writings (1855–7) I. 361 ‘Ce mot, Trinq’, which Bacbue the priestess' son interprets to be a panomphean, signifying Drink. 1991 D. M. Frame tr. F. Rabelais Wks. 710 Trinch is a panomphaean word, celebrated and understood by all nations, and it means ‘Drink’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1600 |
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