请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 panomphaean
释义

PanomphaeanPanompheanadj.

Brit. /ˌpanɒmˈfiːən/, U.S. /ˌpænəmˈfiən/
Forms: 1600s 1800s– Panomphean, 1600s– Panomphaean. Also with lower-case initial.
Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly from a proper name. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: proper name Panomphaeus; Greek πανομϕαῖος.
Etymology: < classical Latin Panomphaeus author of divination, an epithet of Jupiter (Ovid Metamorphoses: see quot. 1626 at sense 1) and its etymon ancient Greek πανομϕαῖος universally prophetic, author of divination, an epithet of Zeus ( < παν- pan- comb. form + ὀμϕή voice of a god, oracular response ( < the same Indo-European base as sing v.1) + -ιος , suffix forming adjectives) + -an suffix. In sense 2 arising from a misinterpretation of the Latin or Greek. In sense 3 after Middle French panomphee (1564 in Rabelais), a humorous use.
Now rare.
1. Chiefly poetic. That is the source of all oracular voices or messages; esp. as an epithet of the god Jupiter. Also occasionally more generally: of or relating to Jupiter. Obsolete.
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.]
2. That hears all. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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
随便看

 

英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/23 9:56:43