Apollonian

[ ap-uh-loh-nee-uhn ]

/ ˌæp əˈloʊ ni ən /

adjective

pertaining to the cult of Apollo.

(lowercase) serene, calm, or well-balanced; poised and disciplined.

(lowercase) having the properties of or preferring classic beauty.Compare Dionysian (def. 2).

Origin of Apollonian

1655–65; <Greek apollṓni(os) of Apollo + -an

Words nearby Apollonian

Apollinaris, Apollo, Apollo 11, Apollo asteroid, Apollo Belvedere, Apollonian, Apollonius Dyscolus, Apollonius of Perga, Apollonius of Rhodes, Apollo program, Apollyon

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Example sentences from the Web for Apollonian

I am thus brought face to face with the eternal conflict in art between the Apollonian and the Dionysian principles.
An Autobiography|Igor Stravinsky
The two faces of the Greek art he calls the Apollonian and the Dionysian impulses.
Egoists|James Huneker
Mayburn, folding his slice of bread-and-butter, took her harshness with Apollonian serenity.
The Shadow of Life|Anne Douglas Sedgwick
Arnobius and the fathers of the fourth century generally believed in the Apollonian thaumaturgy and attributed it to magic.
Demonology and Devil-lore|Moncure Daniel Conway

British Dictionary definitions for Apollonian

Apollonian

/ (ˌæpəˈləʊnɪən) /

adjective

of or relating to Apollo or the cult of Apollo

(sometimes not capital) (in the philosophy of Nietzsche) denoting or relating to the set of static qualities that encompass form, reason, harmony, sobriety, etc

(often not capital) harmonious; serene; ordered

Compare Dionysian

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单词	apollonian
释义	Apollonian [ ap-uh-loh-nee-uhn ] / ˌæp əˈloʊ ni ən / adjective pertaining to the cult of Apollo. (lowercase) serene, calm, or well-balanced; poised and disciplined. (lowercase) having the properties of or preferring classic beauty.Compare Dionysian (def. 2). Origin of Apollonian 1655–65; <Greek apollṓni(os) of Apollo + -an Words nearby Apollonian Apollinaris, Apollo, Apollo 11, Apollo asteroid, Apollo Belvedere, Apollonian, Apollonius Dyscolus, Apollonius of Perga, Apollonius of Rhodes, Apollo program, Apollyon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Apollonian I am thus brought face to face with the eternal conflict in art between the Apollonian and the Dionysian principles. An Autobiography\|Igor Stravinsky The two faces of the Greek art he calls the Apollonian and the Dionysian impulses. Egoists\|James Huneker Mayburn, folding his slice of bread-and-butter, took her harshness with Apollonian serenity. The Shadow of Life\|Anne Douglas Sedgwick Arnobius and the fathers of the fourth century generally believed in the Apollonian thaumaturgy and attributed it to magic. Demonology and Devil-lore\|Moncure Daniel Conway British Dictionary definitions for Apollonian Apollonian / (ˌæpəˈləʊnɪən) / adjective of or relating to Apollo or the cult of Apollo (sometimes not capital) (in the philosophy of Nietzsche) denoting or relating to the set of static qualities that encompass form, reason, harmony, sobriety, etc (often not capital) harmonious; serene; ordered Compare Dionysian 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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