thyrsus

[ thur-suhs ]

/ ˈθɜr səs /

noun, plural thyr·si [thur-sahy]. /ˈθɜr saɪ/.

Botany. a thyrse.

Greek Antiquity. a staff tipped with a pine cone and sometimes twined with ivy and vine branches, borne by Dionysus and his votaries.

Origin of thyrsus

1585–95; <Latin <Greek thýrsos Bacchic staff, stem of plant

Words nearby thyrsus

thyrotropin-releasing hormone, thyrotropin-releasing hormone stimulation test, thyroxine, thyrse, thyrsoid, thyrsus, thysanopteran, thysanopteron, thysanuran, thyself, Thyssen

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Example sentences from the Web for thyrsus

Then occurs another outflow from the thyrsus and cup, and another round of the Bacchantes to the sound of drums and cymbals.
Magic, Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions Including Trick Photography|Albert A. Hopkins
He is an idealist reveling in color: a Platonist brandishing the thyrsus of the Menads.
Amiel's Journal|Henri-Frdric Amiel
Their heads were helmeted with triple brass, and impenetrable to the heaviest blows of the thyrsus of Bacchus.
The Golden Dog|William Kirby
In the center of the temple Bacchus is seen standing, holding a thyrsus in his left hand and a cup in his right.
Magic, Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions Including Trick Photography|Albert A. Hopkins

Sometimes the thyrsus is replaced by ivy leaves, which, like the fig, are symbolic of the triple creator.
Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism|Thomas Inman

British Dictionary definitions for thyrsus

thyrsus

/ (ˈθɜːsəs) /

noun plural -si (-saɪ)

Greek myth a staff, usually one tipped with a pine cone, borne by Dionysus (Bacchus) and his followers

a variant spelling of thyrse

Word Origin for thyrsus

C18: from Latin, from Greek thursos stalk

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单词	thyrsus
释义	thyrsus [ thur-suhs ] / ˈθɜr səs / noun, plural thyr·si [thur-sahy]. /ˈθɜr saɪ/. Botany. a thyrse. Greek Antiquity. a staff tipped with a pine cone and sometimes twined with ivy and vine branches, borne by Dionysus and his votaries. Origin of thyrsus 1585–95; <Latin <Greek thýrsos Bacchic staff, stem of plant Words nearby thyrsus thyrotropin-releasing hormone, thyrotropin-releasing hormone stimulation test, thyroxine, thyrse, thyrsoid, thyrsus, thysanopteran, thysanopteron, thysanuran, thyself, Thyssen Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thyrsus Then occurs another outflow from the thyrsus and cup, and another round of the Bacchantes to the sound of drums and cymbals. Magic, Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions Including Trick Photography\|Albert A. Hopkins He is an idealist reveling in color: a Platonist brandishing the thyrsus of the Menads. Amiel's Journal\|Henri-Frdric Amiel Their heads were helmeted with triple brass, and impenetrable to the heaviest blows of the thyrsus of Bacchus. The Golden Dog\|William Kirby In the center of the temple Bacchus is seen standing, holding a thyrsus in his left hand and a cup in his right. Magic, Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions Including Trick Photography\|Albert A. Hopkins Sometimes the thyrsus is replaced by ivy leaves, which, like the fig, are symbolic of the triple creator. Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism\|Thomas Inman British Dictionary definitions for thyrsus thyrsus / (ˈθɜːsəs) / noun plural -si (-saɪ) Greek myth a staff, usually one tipped with a pine cone, borne by Dionysus (Bacchus) and his followers a variant spelling of thyrse Word Origin for thyrsus C18: from Latin, from Greek thursos stalk Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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