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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Par•nas•sus (pär nas′əs),USA pronunciation n. - Place Names Mount. Modern, Liakoura. a mountain in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth and near Delphi. ab. 8000 ft. (2440 m).
- Literaturea collection of poems or of elegant literature.
- Literaturethe world of poetry or poets collectively:a rhymester striving to enter Parnassus.
- Literatureany center of poetry or artistic activity:Greenwich Village was once the Parnassus of the U.S.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Parnassus /pɑːˈnæsəs/ n - Mount Parnassus ⇒ a mountain in central Greece, in NW Boeotia: in ancient times sacred to Dionysus, Apollo, and the Muses, with the Castalian Spring and Delphi on its slopes. Height: 2457 m (8061 ft)
Modern Greek names: Parnassós /ˌparnaˈsɔs/, Liákoura - the world of poetry
- a centre of poetic or other creative activity
- a collection of verse or belles-lettres
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