trietericadj.n.

/trʌɪɪˈtɛrɪk/

Etymology: < Greek τριετηρικός, Latin trietēricus, < τριετηρίς a festival celebrated every third, i.e. alternate, year, < τρι- three + ἔτος year.

Classical History.

A. adj.

Taking place every alternate year, as the festivals of Bacchus and other divinities.

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the world > time > period > year > [adjective] > occurring every specific number of years

quinquennal1532

quinquennial1601

five-yearly1619

centenary1620

septennial1640

triannual1640

triennial1642

septennary1644

sexennial1646

trieterical1646

novennial1656

octennial1656

trieteric1656

quinquennalian1692

quadrenniala1700

biennial1750

sexennary1753

lustral1781

centennial1797

quaternal1813

sextennial1814

septendecennial1834

septemdecenary1843

undecennarya1847

bicentenary1862

bicentennial1883

quadricentennial1889

trigintennial1894

twelve-yearly1906

vigintennial1921

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Trieterick.., that is every third year.

1847 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art §390 The Mænads at the trieteric festival on Mount Parnassus thought they descried the satyrs and heard their music.

1852 G. Grote Hist. Greece IX. ii. lxxv. 477 (note) The Isthmian games were trietêric, that is celebrated in every alternate year.

1911 Athenæum 15 Apr. 493/3 Dr. Farnell has..a theory of ‘trieteric’ agricultural rites.

B. n. (also plural)

A festival, esp. of Bacchus, celebrated every alternate year.

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society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > other seasons and feasts > classical > [noun] > Bacchus

trieteric1592

Bacchanala1610

Bacchanalia1753

1592 R. Dallington tr. F. Colonna Hypnerotomachia f. 90^v As in the daunce called Thiasus, in the trieteric [pr. -ie; It. Trieterici] of Bacchus.

1627 T. May tr. Lucan Pharsalia (new ed.) v. 86 To whome in mixed sacrifice The Theban wiues at Delphos solemnize Their trieterickes.

Derivatives

† trieˈterical adj. Obsolete = A.

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