单词 | theogonic |
释义 | theogonicadj. Of or pertaining to theogony; of the nature of theogony. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [adjective] > relating to generation of gods theogonical1702 theogonal1727 theogonic1840 1840 G. C. Lewis tr. K. O. Müller Hist. Lit. Anc. Greece I. xvi. §4. 234 They show that by this time the character of the theogonic poetry had been changed, and that Orphic ideas were in vogue. 1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece I. i. xvi. 493 The acts described in the old heroic and theogonic legends. 1880 W. E. Gladstone in 19th Cent. Apr. 720 The probable forms of theogonic and anthropomorphic evolution. Derivatives theoˈgonical adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [adjective] > relating to generation of gods theogonical1702 theogonal1727 theogonic1840 1702 Lives Anc. Philosophers p. xxvi A Magus..was imploy'd to sing a theogonical hymn, as a powerful enchantment. 1840 H. H. Milman Hist. Christianity II. ii. v. 80 To reconcile the doctrines of the Gospel with the theogonical system of Asia. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.1702 |
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